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Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt. 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 ...
Sophie Amalie. 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 ...
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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. Source for information on Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneberg (1628–1685): Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia dictionary.
Sophie was the eldest child of Duke William the Younger of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1535–1592) from his marriage to Dorothea of Denmark, a daughter of King Christian III of Denmark . Burial monument in St. Lorenz church, Nuremberg. On 3 May 1579 she married Margrave George Frederick I of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmach (1539–1603) in Dresden. [1]
- 30 October 1564, Celle
- William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
- 14 January 1639 (aged 74), Nuremberg
- George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1625–1679), Prince of Calenberg from 1665-1679. Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1628–1685), who married King Frederick III of Denmark. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover (1629–1698), Prince of Calenberg from 1679-1698, husband of Electress Sophia, and father of King George I of Great ...
- 17 February 1582, Celle
- William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
- 12 April 1641 (aged 59), Hildesheim
- Dorothea of Denmark
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. Quick Facts Queen ...
Descendants of Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Queen consort of Denmark and Norway (14 generations) Duplicate branches O King Frederik III of Denmark and Norway (* 18.3.1609, O 1.10.1643, † 9.2.1670)
