Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 5
- Years
- 1776–1777
Every event in Historedia whose sources name Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Marriage of Paul of Russia and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg
1776–1777Role: Bride; became Maria Feodorovna upon conversion to Russian Orthodoxy
- Frederick II and Catherine II Arrange the Match
After Paul became a widower, Frederick II of Prussia proposed Sophie Dorothea as Paul's second wife, and Catherine II approved.
- Conversion to Orthodoxy and New Name
Sophie Dorothea converted to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1776 and adopted the name Maria Feodorovna.
- Death of Paul's First Wife
Paul's first wife Wilhelmina and their child died in childbirth on 15 April 1776, prompting Catherine to seek a new bride.
- Marriage of Paul and Sophie Dorothea
On 7 October 1776, less than six months after Wilhelmina's death, Paul married Sophia Dorothea of Württemberg, who received the Russian name Maria Feodorovna.
- Birth of Alexander and Grant of Pavlovsk
Their first child, the future Alexander I, was born in 1777, and Catherine gave Paul the estate of Pavlovsk on this occasion.
- Frederick II and Catherine II Arrange the Match
Sources
- Paul I of Russia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16
- Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26