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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.
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Apr 9, 2024 · Sophia was the electress of Hanover and heir to the British throne, whose son became George I of Great Britain. Sophia was the 12th child of Frederick V, elector Palatine of the Rhine, by his wife Elizabeth, a daughter of the English king James I. Residing after 1649 at Heidelberg with her brother,
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Sophia of Hanover. (Former Electress Consort of Hanover (1692 - 1698)) Sophia of Hanover, also known as Sophia of Palatinate, was the ‘Electress of Hanover’ (1692-98) and heir to the British throne under the ‘Act of Settlement 1701.’. In 1689, the ‘House of Commons’ refused to place Sophia in the line of succession.
House of Hanover. Sophia, Princess Palatine of the Rhine, was the twelfth child of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, 'the Winter King of Bohemia' and Elizabeth Stuart, the only surviving daughter of King James VI and I. She was born on 14 October 1630 in The Wassenaer Hof, The Hague, where her parents were in exile during the Thirty Years War.
Feb 22, 2024 · view all 28. About Princess Sophia of the Palatinate, Electress of Hanover. Sophie Dorothea Prinzessin von der Pfalz. By marriage Electricess of Hanover. Also known as Sophie of Bohemia or Sophie of Hannover. Links: The Peerage. Geneall. heiress of England by the Act of Settlement, 1701. Wikipedia: English Deutsch. view all 18.
- Ernest Augustus I, Elector of Hanover
- June 8, 1714
- October 14, 1630
Jun 8, 2013 · by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2013. Dowager Electress Sophia of Hanover, Credit – Wikipedia. If the Stuarts had been able to provide a Protestant heir to the British throne, Sophia of Hanover would not have become possibly the most famous footnote in British royal history.
Born in The Hague, the daughter of Frederick V (q.v.), Elector of Pfalz who became King of Bohemia and of Elisabeth Stuart (qq.v.). In 1658 she married Ernst August of Hanover and her eldest son became George I (q.v.) of England. She died on 8 June 1714.
