{"id":151429,"date":"2025-09-08T16:08:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/?post_type=event&p=151429"},"modified":"2025-09-08T16:08:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:08:19","slug":"women-of-power-prussia-beyond-fritz-and-wilhelm","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/programm\/termin\/talk\/women-of-power-prussia-beyond-fritz-and-wilhelm-151429\/","title":{"rendered":"Women of Power – Prussia beyond Fritz and Wilhelm"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The history of Prussia is usually told as a series of male biographies. However, the ruling Hohenzollerns were a dynasty, meaning that political power was passed down within the biological family. And that meant it couldn’t be done with men alone. Consequently, the female Hohenzollerns played a central role both in the development of Prussia and Berlin and as networkers for their family at other courts in Germany and Europe. In 19th and 20th century historiography, this was deliberately swept under the carpet because it did not fit in with Prussia’s masculine image. It is time to finally break with this image.<\/p>\n

“One Hour of History” approaches this topic using the example of two women: Sophie of Brandenburg (1568-1622), who exercised governmental power for ten years as Electress of Saxony, and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenb\u00fcttel (1715-1797), who fulfilled her role as Queen of Prussia under difficult conditions.<\/p>\n

The following experts are invited:<\/p>\n

Prof Dr Uta Piereth<\/strong>, Bayerische Schl\u00f6sserverwaltung<\/p>\n

Dr Christa Syrer<\/strong>, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit\u00e4t Munich<\/p>\n

Dr Alfred Hagemann<\/strong>, Stiftung Humboldt Forum im\u00a0Berliner Schloss<\/span><\/p>\n

Steffi Orbach<\/strong>\u00a0will moderate the discussion, with\u00a0Dr Matthias von Hellfeld<\/strong>\u00a0as co-moderator.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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