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Granddaughter of James I of England, Sophia (1630–1714) began life a penniless princess in exile. She ended it as electress dowager of Hanover, an emerging European power. Had she lived two months longer, she would have succeeded to the British crown before her son, George I. In keeping with Sophia’s reputation as the era’s “most entertaining woman,” her memoirs, which she wrote in ...
Sophia dari Palatinate (lebih dikenal sebagai Sophia dari Hanover; 14 Oktober 1630 – 8 Juni 1714) adalah Elektris Hannover dari tahun 1692 hingga 1698. Ia adalah pewaris takhta dari Inggris (kemudian berubah menjadi Kerajaan Britania Raya dan Kerajaan Irlandia , sebuah negara yang sebenarnya tidak pernah ia kunjungi.
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. Sophia
Sophia, electress of Hanover (1630–1714). Sophia was a granddaughter of James I by his daughter Elizabeth, who had married the elector palatine. On the death in 1700 of Anne's last surviving child, William, duke of Gloucester, Sophia was the next non-catholic heir, and was recognized in the Act of Settlement of 1701.
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.
Apr 26, 2023 · Sophia of Hanover was a woman ahead of her time whose remarkable life continues to inspire us today. Born in 1630, Sophia was the Elector Palatine's daughter...
The Act for the Naturalization of the Most Excellent Princess Sophia, Electress and Duchess Dowager of Hanover, and the Issue of her Body was an Act of the Parliament of England (4 & 5 Ann. c. 16) in 1705.
