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 1630 - 1714 (83 years)
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| Name |
Sophia of Hanover |
| Suffix |
Electress of Hanover |
| Birth |
14 Oct 1630 |
The Hague, Netherlands  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
8 Jun 1714 |
Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover, Germany [1, 2] |
| Person ID |
I47262 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
18 Jan 2017 |
| Father |
Frederick V, Elector Palatine, b. 26 Aug 1596, Deinschwang, Germany d. 29 Nov 1632, Mainz, Germany (Age 36 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, b. 19 Aug 1596, Falkland Palace, Fife, Scotland d. 13 Feb 1662, London, England (Age 65 years) |
| Marriage |
14 Feb 1613 |
Whitehall Palace, Westminster, England [3] |
| Residence (Family) |
The Hague, Holland [4] |
| Family ID |
F17338 |
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 | Sophia of the Palatinate
(commonly referred to as Sophia of Hanover; 14 October 1630 - 8 June 1714) was the Electress of Hanover from 1692 to 1698. She became heir presumptive to the crowns of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Ireland under the Act of Settlement 1701. After the Act of Union, 1707 unified the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, she became heir presumptive to the throne of the Kingdom of Great Britain. |
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- Sophia of the Palatinate (commonly referred to as Sophia of Hanover; 14 October 1630 – 8 June 1714[2]) was the Electress of Hanover from 1692 to 1698. She became heir presumptive to the crowns of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Ireland under the Act of Settlement 1701. After the Act of Union, 1707 unified the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, she became heir presumptive to the throne of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Sophia, a granddaughter of James VI and I, died less than two months before she would have become queen; her claim to the throne passed on to her eldest son, George Louis, Elector of Hanover, who ascended as George I on 1 August 1714 (Old Style).
Born to Frederick V, Elector Palatine, and Elizabeth Stuart, in 1630, Sophia grew up in the Dutch Republic, where her family had sought refuge after the sequestration of their Electorate during the Thirty Years' War. Sophia's brother Charles Louis was restored to the Palatinate as part of the Peace of Westphalia. Sophia married Ernest Augustus of Brunswick-Lčuneburg in 1658. Despite his jealous temper and frequent absences, Sophia loved him, and bore him seven children who survived to adulthood. Initially a landless cadet, Ernest Augustus succeeded in having the House of Hanover raised to electoral dignity in 1692. Therefore, Sophia became Electress of Hanover, the title by which she is best remembered. A patron of the arts, Sophia commissioned the palace and gardens of Herrenhausen and sponsored philosophers, such as Gottfried Leibniz and John Toland. [2]
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- [S10255] "Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia" biography, abstracted, downloaded and published Tuesday, January 17th, 2017 by Davi.
- [S10266] "Sophia of Hanover" biography, abstracted, downloaded and published Wedesday, January 18th, 2017 by David A. Hennessee,.
- [S9249] "James VI and I", biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_VI_and_I, retrieved March 18, 2016 by David A. Hennesse.
- [S10270] "Frederick V of the Palatinate" biography, abstracted, downloaded and published Friday, January 20th, 2017 by David A. H.
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