Here is the BBC Four documentary, Frederick the Great and the Enigma of Prussia, hosted by historian Christopher Clark.
The Prussian king Frederick the Great was one of the greatest warriors and leaders in modern European history, achieving greatness through the Seven Years War and lauded as a philosopher and cultured ‘Prince of the Enlightenment’. Christopher Clark re-examines the life and achievements of one of Germany’s most colourful and controversial leaders.
If you are interested in watching the wedding between H.I.&R.H. Prince Georg Friedrich and Princess Sophie of Prussia you may do so at RBB online. Click here or here to watch the Imperial wedding live.
Also, according to several well-informed members from the Nobiliana Forum the live broadcast of the wedding will also be shown on SWR network.
The live transmission begins at 11am Saturday, August 27, 2011, in Potsdam, Germany. If you need a time zone coverter to figure out when the wedding begins in your area please click here.
Finally, if you would like to watch a myriad of videos regarding the wedding as well as other stuff please click here as well as here (scroll down to see various video clips).
On August 26, 2011, H.I.&R.H. Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia and H.S.H. Princess Sophie von Isenburg attended a pre-wedding charity concert at the Gendarmenmarkt Concert Hall in Berlin, Germany.
According to the German network, RBB, the concert was held for “…the benefit of the Princess Kira of Prussia Foundation which supports needy children.” (source)
To view photos as well as to watch a video news report please click the links below:
Tomorrow is the big day for H.I.&R.H. Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia and H.S.H. Princess Sophie von Isenburg and this afternoon the German magazine, Spiegel, has a new article about the couple’s wedding. Click here to read the article.
Here is a video news report with Count Alexander von Schönburg discussing the upcoming Imperial wedding in Potsdam. Click here to watch the video.
Photo courtesy of: Spiegel by T. Warnack
With less than five days until the nuptials between H.I.&R.H. Prinz Georg Friedrich von Preußen and H.S.H. Prinzessin Sophie von Isenburg, the German television network, RBB, released a nice video news report about the couple on August 22, 2011. Click here to watch (scroll down a bit and look to your left hand side to see the video clip entitled, Porträt des Brautpaares.)
It was announced this afternoon, February 28, 2011, that HIRH Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia will marry HSH Princess Sophie von Isenburg on August 27, 2011. The wedding ceremony will be held at the Friedenskirche in Potsdam, Germany.
At this time it is unknown who will attend the wedding ceremony; however, one could deduce that many of the non-reigning royal and princely houses in Germany will attend along with several reigning royal houses.
Stay tuned for more information about the upcoming wedding.
Source: Charivari.de Photo courtesy of: Preussen.de
Well, I have to say that I am happy for this lovely couple. Anyway, the German magazine, Gala, has a new article about Prince Georg and Princess Sophie along with two new engagement photos. Information contained within the article is nothing really new for the seasoned royal watcher; however, I am sure there are some who are unfamiliar with the couple so the article from Gala is a decent CliffNotes version about Prince Georg and Princess Sophie.
Here is a translation:
Germany, along with England and Monaco, in 2011 will have it’s own magnificent and important Royal Wedding. Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia, the 34-year-old leader of the House of Hohenzollern announced, on Friday (January 21, 2011) his engagement to Sophie Prinzessin von Isenburg. The announcement was made through the official web site of the House of Hohenzollern.
The wedding between the Prince and Princess, who have known each other since childhood, will take place later this year and s expected to take place in Potsdam. The House and is currently celebrating 950th anniversary. Prince Georg Friedrich and Princess Sophie currently work as business managers. Funny coincidence: While he was training in Freiberg, Germany, she was studying in Freiburg.
The 32-year-old Sophie was born in Frankfurt, the daughter of Franz Alexander, Prince of Isenburg and Christine, Countess of Saurma. She has two brothers – Crown Prince Alexander and Prince Victor – and two sisters, Princess Catherine, who is married to Martin, Archduke of Austria and a son of ex-Emperor Karl I and Empress Zita, and Princess Isabel, a Prince of Wied married.
A potential problem, the young head of the House of Hohenzollern so out of the way: The fact that he married a noble-bred, there is no discussion will be about its position in the House of Hohenzollern. Two older brothers of his father, Louis Ferdinand, Jr could be unethical because of a wedding no successors.A second issue that has not been clarified to the public: Sophie von Isenburg comes from a Catholic family, the Prussian Hohenzollern are traditionally Protestant.
Source: Gala Magazine Photo courtesy of Picture Alliance for Gala Magazine.
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