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Sophia Dorothea was born on 16 March 1687 , in Hanover. She was the only daughter of George Louis of Hanover , later King George I of Great Britain, and his wife, Sophia Dorothea of Celle . She was detested by her elder brother, King George II of Great Britain .
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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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. She was the mother of Frederick the Great (King Frederick II of Prussia).
Nov 15, 2023 · Sophia Dorothea was Ernst August's consort as he gained the title of Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrűck in 1662, Prince of Calenburg and Duke of Brunswick-Lűneburg in 1679 and the Elector of Hanover in 1692. Ernst August, Elector of Hanover, was Sophia Dorothea's husband. Wikipedia Public Domain.
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark ( Greek: Σοφία, romanized : Sofía; 26 June 1914 – 24 November 2001) was by birth a Greek and Danish princess, as well as Princess of Hesse-Kassel and Princess of Hanover through her successive marriages to Prince Christoph of Hesse and Prince George William of Hanover.
Born on March 16 (or 26), 1687 (some sources cite 1685), in Hanover, Germany; died on June 29, 1757, in Monbijou Palace, near Berlin, Germany; buried in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany; daughter of George I (1660–1727), king of England (r. 1714–1727), and Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Celle (1666–1726); married Frederick William I (1688–1740), king...
