Princess Sophia of Hanover

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Princess Sophia of Hanover was a 17th-century German princess who became the Electress of Hanover and the designated heir to the English throne under the Act of Settlement, making her the matriarch of the British Hanoverian dynasty.

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Sophia of Hanover 13
Princess Sophia of Hanover canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electress consort
heir presumptive
human
princess
alsoKnownAs Sophia of Hanover
birthName Sophia of the Palatinate
burialPlace Leineschloss, Hanover
linked to: Leineschloss
causeOfDeath natural causes
child Charles Philip of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Christian Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (died young)
George I of Great Britain
Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Unnamed daughters who died in infancy
citizenship Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Electorate of the Palatinate
country Kingdom of England
countryOfBirth Dutch Republic
countryOfDeath Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
dateOfBirth 1630-10-14
dateOfDeath 1714-06-08
descendant British monarchs of the House of Hanover
George I of Great Britain
George II of Great Britain
George III of the United Kingdom
designatedAs heir presumptive to the English throne
father Frederick V, Elector Palatine
givenName Sophia
languageSpoken English
French
German
legalBasis Act of Settlement 1701
mother Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia
linked to: Elizabeth Stuart
nobleFamily House of Palatinate-Simmern
nobleTitle Electress of Hanover
Princess Palatine of the Rhine
notableFamilyRole matriarch of the British Hanoverian dynasty
notableWork Memoirs (written in French)
placeOfBirth The Hague
placeOfDeath Herrenhausen Palace
positionHeld Electress consort of Hanover
relative Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine
Rupert of the Rhine
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Queen consort in Prussia
religion Calvinism
Lutheranism
residence Hanover
Herrenhausen Palace
sexOrGender female
significantEvent died shortly before Queen Anne of Great Britain
excluded Roman Catholics from succession ahead of her under the Act of Settlement
spouse Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
startTime marriage to Ernest Augustus in 1658

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Prince Maurice of the Rhine sibling Princess Sophia of Hanover
Hanoverian court intrigue involvesPerson Sophia of Hanover
linked to: Princess Sophia of Hanover
Princess of Hanover notableBearer Princess Sophia of Hanover
Elizabeth of Bohemia child Sophia of Hanover
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Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate sibling Sophia of Hanover
linked to: Princess Sophia of Hanover
Henriette Marie of the Palatinate relative Sophia of Hanover
linked to: Princess Sophia of Hanover
Maximilian William of Hanover mother Sophia of Hanover
linked to: Princess Sophia of Hanover
Christian Henry of Hanover mother Sophia of Hanover
linked to: Princess Sophia of Hanover
Rupert, Prince Palatine sibling Princess Sophia of Hanover
House of Welf in Saxony notableMember Sophia of Hanover
linked to: Princess Sophia of Hanover
Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia sibling Sophia of Hanover
linked to: Princess Sophia of Hanover
Princess Sophia of Hanover alsoKnownAs Sophia of Hanover
linked to: Princess Sophia of Hanover
Princess Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate sibling Sophia of Hanover
linked to: Princess Sophia of Hanover
Queen of Hanover positionHeldBy Princess Sophia of Hanover
Charlotte of the Palatinate sibling Sophia of Hanover
linked to: Princess Sophia of Hanover
Henriette Marie of the Palatinate sibling Sophia of Hanover
subject linked to: Henriette Marie
linked to: Princess Sophia of Hanover
Henriette Marie of the Palatinate relative Sophia of Hanover
subject linked to: Henriette Marie
linked to: Princess Sophia of Hanover