Electress Dorothea was a very exciting and versatile personality, independent and self-confident. After her marriage to the Great Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg, which was based on affection and not political calculation, she looked after his children from his first marriage and gave birth to seven children of her own. Dorothea was a loyal companion and advisor to her husband and usually stayed by his side on campaigns and journeys through the provinces. She loved to ride and hunt. Particularly gifted in economic matters, Dorothea knew how to increase her wealth and actively influenced her building projects, as evidenced by her palace buildings in Schwedt and Caputh and, above all, the development of the Dorotheenstadt in Berlin, which she founded. However, she much preferred to reside in the Potsdam City Palace than in Berlin and created an idyllic retreat for herself in Caputh Palace, which she had furnished with taste and great artistic understanding.