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Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (26 March [O.S. 16 March] 1687 – 28 June 1757) was Queen in Prussia and Electress of Brandenburg during the reign of her husband, King Frederick William I, from 1713 to 1740.
Nov 15, 2023 · King George I's mother, Sophia Dorothea, Electress of Hanover, was the greatest queen Britain never had. She was named Queen Anne's successor in 1701, but a twist of fate in 1714 meant that she didn't reign. Beautiful, enlightened and Herrenhausen Castle's creator, she wasn't always the best mother.
Apr 9, 2024 · Sophia Dorothea (born Sept. 13, 1666—died Nov. 23, 1726, Schloss Ahlden, Lower Saxony) was the wife of George Louis, elector of Hanover (George I of Great Britain), who accused her of infidelity and imprisoned her for 32 years.
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Dec 4, 2019 · The accession of her father as King of Great Britain in 1714 led to her entertaining the thought of a marriage between her eldest daughter Friedrike Wilhelmine and Prince Frederick – later Prince of Wales and the father of King George III.
Dec 3, 2019 · Sophia Dorothea of Hanover was born on 26 March 1687 at the Leineschloss in Hanover as the daughter of the then Hereditary Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg, later King George I of Great Britain, and Sophia Dorothea of Celle. Her elder brother became King George II of Great Britain in 1727.
Sophia Dorothea (sōfī´ə dŏrəthē´ə), 1666–1726, electress of Hanover, wife of Elector George Louis (later King George I [1] of England); sometimes called Sophia Dorothea of Celle.
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, Queen of Prussia. primary name:Sophia Dorothea. Details. individual; royal/imperial; German; Female. Life dates. 1687-1757. Biography. Mother of Frederick the Great (q.v.); daughter of George I, and married King Frederick William I of Prussia (qq.v) in 1706.
