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Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Calenberg (24 March 1628 – 20 February 1685) was Queen of Denmark and Norway as the consort of the King Frederick III of Denmark. She is known for her political influence, as well as for her cultural impact: she acted as the adviser of her husband, and introduced ballet and opera to Denmark.
Sophie Amalie became Queen of Denmark in 1648. She was the daughter of Duke George of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and in 1643 she was married to Frederik (III). Sophie Amalie was the mother of Christian V. In the first part of Frederik III’s reign and later during the reign of her son Christian V from 1670, Sophie Amalie had some influence on ...
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Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Calenberg (24 March 1628 – 20 February 1685) was Queen of Denmark and Norway as the consort of the King Frederick III of Denmark. She is known for her political influence, as well as for her cultural impact: she acted as the adviser of her husband, and introduced ballet and opera to Denmark.
Born on March 24, 1628, in Herzberg; died on February 20, 1685, in Copenhagen, Denmark; daughter of George Guelph (b. 1582), duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1641) and Anne-Eleanor of Hesse-Darmstadt (1601–1659); married Frederick III (1609–1670), king of Denmark and Norway (r. 1648–1670), on October 1, 1643; children: Ulrik Frederik ...
hide. (Top) Life. Footnotes. Sophie of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Show gate of Wülzburg Castle with the coats of arms of Sophie and her husband. Sophie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (30 October 1563 – 14 January 1639) was a member of the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg and margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Kulmbach and Duchess of Krnov by marriage.
- 30 October 1564, Celle
- William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
- 14 January 1639 (aged 74), Nuremberg
- George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
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May 28, 2021 · Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg; Credit – Wikipedia. Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg was born on March 24, 1628, at Herzberg Castle, in Herzberg am Harz, Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, now in the German state of Lower Saxony. She was the second but the only surviving of the four daughters and the fifth of the eight children of Georg ...
