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Born 12 August 1676
Ansbach ( 1676-08-12 ) Father John Frederick of Brandenburg-Ansbach Mother Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach Died March 13, 1731, Hanau, Germany Spouse Johann Reinhard III, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (m. 1699–1731) Parents John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Children Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg Grandchildren Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Grandparents Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach | ||
Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach (12 August 1676, Ansbach – 13 March 1731, Hanau) was the daughter of Margrave John Frederick of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1654 – 1686) and his first wife, Margravine Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach (1651 – 1680). She was a half-sister of Queen Caroline of Great Britain, the wife of King George II
On 20 (or 30) August 1699, Dorothea Friederike Count married Johann Reinhard III of Hanau-Lichtenberg. She was the last Countess of Hanau. The marriage produced one daughter: Charlotte Christine Magdalene Johanna (1700 – 1726). Charlotte was the sole heiress of the county of Hanau and married on 5 April 1717 Crown Prince Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt (1691 – 1768).
Friederike Dorothea died on 13 March 1731 and was buried on 17 or 25 March 1731 in the family vault of the Hanau counts in the St. John's Church (Hanau) (currently known as Old St. John's Church) in Hanau. The tomb was largely destroyed in the bombing of the Second World War.