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Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington and Countess of Leinster (1675–1725) was a German-born courtier. A half-sister of George I of Great Britain, to whom she was close, she moved to England in 1714 shortly after the Hanoverian succession, where she became an influential figure of his court. [1] Background.
Kielmansegge, Sophia Charlotte von (1673–1725) Countess of Platen, Brentford and Darlington. Name variations: Baroness von Kielmansegge; Countess Leinster; Baroness of Brentford.
Sophia von Platen von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington has often, but erroneously, been asserted to have been mistress of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland; in fact, she was his half-sister.
Sophia Charlotte, Countess of Darlington, was buried in the vault of the Duke of Ormond at the east end of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 24th April 1725. In the 19th century her name was inscribed on the stone above the vault with the many others buried there.
Aug 30, 2023 · Born Baroness Sophia Charlotte Mary (the order of her baptismal names were later changed after her marriage) von Kielmansegg (probably in Hanover), she was the eldest daughter of the Baron and Baroness von Kielmansegg (later Countess of Leinster and Darlington), the half-sister of George Louis, Elector of Hanover.
Also known as. Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg, Countess von Platen. primary name:Kielmansegg, Sophia Charlotte von. other name:(Countess of) Darlington.
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