Elizabeth of Brunswick (1746–1840)

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Elizabeth of Brunswick (1746–1840)

Prussian royal. Name variations: Eleonore Christina Ulrica. Born Elizabeth Christine Ulrica on November 8, 1746, in Wolfenbüttel, Germany; died on February 18, 1840, in Stettin; daughter of Charles (b. 1713), duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Philippine Charlotte (1716–1801); became first wife of Frederick William II (1744–1797), king of Prussia (r. 1786–1797), on August 14, 1765 (divorced 1769); children: Frederica of Prussia (1767–1820).

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