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Sophia (born Princess Sophia of the Palatinate; 14 October [O.S. 3 October] 1630 – 8 June [O.S. 28 May] 1714) was Electress of Hanover from 19 December 1692 until 23 January 1698 as the consort of Prince Elector Ernest Augustus.
Jun 4, 2024 · Sophia (born Oct. 14, 1630, The Hague—died June 8, 1714, Herrenhausen, Hanover) was the electress of Hanover and heir to the British throne, whose son became George I of Great Britain.
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Sep 22, 2017 · Learn about the life and legacy of Sophia of Hanover, the daughter of Elizabeth Stuart and Frederick V, Elector Palatine. She was the mother of King George I of Great Britain and the potential heir to the English throne after the Glorious Revolution.
Sophia was a granddaughter of James I and the next non-catholic heir to the British throne after Anne. She died in 1714, seven weeks before Anne and her son George Lewis became George I.
Sophia was a granddaughter of James I of England and the heiress presumptive to the English crown. She married Ernst August, Elector of Hanover, and had seven children, including King George I.
Sophia was the electress of Hanover and the grandmother of George I, king of England. She was a Protestant and a Stuart, and became the heir presumptive to the English throne by the Act of Settlement of 1701.
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An avid patron of the arts and culture, Sophia was known as a woman of incomparable knowledge who read widely and spoke five languages. The Electress died only two months before Queen Anne, though 35 years her senior, and thus narrowly missed her opportunity of becoming Queen.
