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Sophia Electress of Hanover 1630–1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 October 1630

Birth Location: Den Haag, Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Death Date: 8 June 1714

Death Location: Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany

Father: Frederick King'

Mother: Elizabeth Bohemia

Spouse(s): Ernst August, Ernst August

Children(s): Georg England, Duke Osnabrück, Charles Brunswick-Lüneburg, Christian Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Sophia T2, Ernest Osnabrück, Maximiliaan Brunswijk-Lüneburg, Frederick Hanover, Maximilian Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Christian Hanover, Ernest Osnabrück, Karl Hanover, Sophia T2, Friedrich Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Count GUELPH, Stillborn Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Sophia T2, Prinz Brunswick-Lüneburg, Charlotte T2, Hanover Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Ernst Platen-Hallermund, Karl Brunswick-Lüneburg, Maximillian Welf), Friedrich Luneburg, Prince Hannover

In 1630, Sophia Electress of Hanover / entered the world in Den Haag, Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, born to Frederick V Of The Palatinate The Winter King And Elizabeth Stuart Queen Of Bohemia. Sophia Electress of Hanover married Ernst August, and had children including Charles Philip Of Brunswick Luneburg, Charlotte Von Braunschweig Luneburg T2, Christian Heinrich Von Hanover, Christian Heinrich Von Hanover Von Braunschweig Luneburg, Count Joseph Welply Guelph, Duke Ernest Augustus Of York And Albany Von Braunschweig Luneburg Duke Of York And Albany Earl Of Ulster Prince Bishop Of Osnabruck, Ernest Augustus Duke Of York And Albany Earl Of Ulster Prince Bishop Of Osnabruck, Ernst August Graf Von Platen Hallermund, Frederick Augustus Hanover, Friedrich Augustus Von Braunschweig Luneburg, Friedrich Augustus Von Braunschweig Luneburg, Georg Ludwig Hanover King Of England, Hanover Von Braunschweig Luneburg, Karl Philipp Von Hannover Aka Charles Philip Of Brunswick Luneburg, Karl Philipp Von Hanover, Maximiliaan Willem Van Brunswijk Luneburg, Maximilian Wilhelm Von Braunschweig Luneburg, Maximillian William De Guelph Von Welf, Prince Christian Heinrich Augustus Welf Brunswick Luneburg Von Hannover, Prinz Karl Philipp Von Hanover Welf Brunswick Luneburg, Sophia Charlotte Princess Of Hanover Queen Consort Of Prussia T2, Sophia Charlotte Von Braunschweig Luneburg Konigin Von Preuen T2, Sophia Charlotte Von Braunschweig Luneburg Of Prusssia 1St Wife Of Frederick I King Frederick I Hohenzollern Of Prussia Mother Of Frederick Wilhelm I Widowed Him T2, Stillborn Von Braunschweig Luneburg. Sophia Electress of Hanover / passed away in 1714 in Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany.

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  • In 1630, Sophia Electress of Hanover // entered the world in Den Haag, Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, born to Frederick V Of The Palatinate The Winter King And Elizabeth Stuart Queen Of Bohemia.
  • Sophia Electress of Hanover // married Ernst August, and had children including Charles Philip Of Brunswick Luneburg, Charlotte Von Braunschweig Luneburg T2, Christian Heinrich Von Hanover, Christian Heinrich Von Hanover Von Braunschweig Luneburg, Count Joseph Welply Guelph, Duke Ernest Augustus Of York And Albany Von Braunschweig Luneburg Duke Of York And Albany Earl Of Ulster Prince Bishop Of Osnabruck, Ernest Augustus Duke Of York And Albany Earl Of Ulster Prince Bishop Of Osnabruck, Ernst August Graf Von Platen Hallermund, Frederick Augustus Hanover, Friedrich Augustus Von Braunschweig Luneburg, Friedrich Augustus Von Braunschweig Luneburg, Georg Ludwig Hanover King Of England, Hanover Von Braunschweig Luneburg, Karl Philipp Von Hannover Aka Charles Philip Of Brunswick Luneburg, Karl Philipp Von Hanover, Maximiliaan Willem Van Brunswijk Luneburg, Maximilian Wilhelm Von Braunschweig Luneburg, Maximillian William De Guelph Von Welf, Prince Christian Heinrich Augustus Welf Brunswick Luneburg Von Hannover, Prinz Karl Philipp Von Hanover Welf Brunswick Luneburg, Sophia Charlotte Princess Of Hanover Queen Consort Of Prussia T2, Sophia Charlotte Von Braunschweig Luneburg Konigin Von Preuen T2, Sophia Charlotte Von Braunschweig Luneburg Of Prusssia 1St Wife Of Frederick I King Frederick I Hohenzollern Of Prussia Mother Of Frederick Wilhelm I Widowed Him T2, Stillborn Von Braunschweig Luneburg.
  • Sophia Electress of Hanover // passed away in 1714 in Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany.

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Sophia Hanover's Ancestors

Self
Sophia Hanover
1630–1714
Birth Place: Den Haag, Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Parents
Frederick V of the Palatinate 'The Winter King'
1596–1632
Slot Deinschwang, Neumarkt I.d. Oberpalts, Oberpalts, Beieren
Elizabeth (Stuart Queen of) Bohemia
1596–1662
Falkland Castle, Fifeshire
Grandparents
Frederik (IV von der Pfalz Wittelsbach Pfalzgraf und Kurfürst von der) Pfalz
1574–1610
Amberg, Amberg, Bayern, Germany
Countess (Louise Juliana of) Nassau
1576–1644
Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederlands
James (I) Stuart
1566–1625
Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
Anne (Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark, Queen consort of) England
1574–1619
Skanderborg Castle, Skanderborg, Denmark
Great-Grandparents
Louis Palatine
1539–1583
Elisabeth Palatine
1539–1582
William Pfalz
1533–1584
Lady Orange
1544–1625
Henry Albany
1545–1567
Queen Scotland)
1542–1587
Frederick IX
1534–1588
Sophie Mecklenburg-Güstrow
1557–1631
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Friedrich Pfalz
1515–1576
Marie Brandenburg-Kulmbach
1519–1567
Philipp Hessen
1504–1567
CHRISTINE T2
1505–1549
William Nassau-Dillenburg
1503–1559
Juliana Stolberg
1506–1580
Louis Bourbon-Montpensier
1513–1582
Lady Montpensier
1520–1561
Matthew Lennox
1516–1571
Margaret Douglas
1515–1578
King V
1507–1508
Marie Scots
1515–1560
Christian Denmark
1503–1559
Dorothea Norway
1570–1649
Ulrich III
1527–1603
Elisabeth Denemarken
1524–1586

Sophia Hanover's Descendants

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Sophia (Electress of) Hanover (14 October 1630–8 June 1714) m. Ernst August (1629–23 Jan 1698) m. Ernst August (1629–)
  1. 1. Georg (Ludwig Hanover\ King of) England 1660–1727 m. Sophia (Dorothea of) Celle 1666–1726
    1. 1. Melusina (von der Schulenberg) T2 1682–1725
    2. 2. Petronella (Melusina Schulenburg) T2 1693–1778
    3. 3. Anna (Luise Schulenburg mtdna haplo group) T2 1692–1773
    4. 4. Margarethe (Gertrud Oeynhausen) T2 1698–1726
    5. 5. Margaretha (Hanover) T2 1701–1728
    6. 6. Friederike (Luise Hanover) T2 1713–1798
    7. 7. Georg (Ludwig Imperial) Hanover 1703–1772
    8. 8. Margaret (Gertrude van der Schulenburg) T2 1693–1778
    9. 9. William (Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg) (Welf) 1683–1760
    10. 10. Madelina (Elizabeth du Bouchet) T2 1693–1778
    11. 11. George (II Augustus of Great Britain and Hanover (Född) Guelp 1683–1760 m. Caroline 1683–1737 m. Amélie (Von) Wallmoden 1704–1765 m. Amalia (Sophie van) Wendt 1710–1765
      1. 1. Frederick (Augustus, Prince of) Wales 1707–1751 m. Augusta (Princess of Wales) Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1719–1772
        1. 1. George (III William Frederick, King of the United) Kingdom 1738–1820 m. Charlotte (of) Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1774–1818
        2. 2. Henry (Frederick Duke of Cumberland) Hanover 1745–1790
        3. 3. Edward (Augustus Duke of York) Hanover 1739–1767
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Caroline Hanover) T2 1740–1759
        5. 5. Frederick (William) Hanover 1750–1765
        6. 6. Louisa (Anne Hanover) T2 1749–1768
        7. 7. William (Henry) Hanover 1743–1805
        8. 8. Caroline (Matilda Hanover) T2 1751–1775
        9. 9. Princess (Augusta of Great Britain Hanover) T2 1737–1813
        10. 10. Henry (Frederick, Duke of Cumberland,) Hanover 1745–1790
        11. 11. Edward (Augustus, Duke of York,) Hanover 1739–1767
        12. 12. Louisa (Anne, Princess,) Hanover 1749–1768
        13. 13. Edward (William Henry Hanover , Duke of Gloucester and) Edinburgh 1743–1805
        14. 14. Frederick (William, Prince,) Hanover 1750–1765
        15. 15. Caroline (Matilda of Hanover Queen of Denmark and) Norway 1751–1775
        16. 16. Elizabeth (Caroline, Princess,) Hanover 1740–1759
        17. 17. Augusta (Charlotte Frederica Hanover von Wettin, Duchess Wolfenbuttel-Brunswick, Princess of) Wales 1737–1813
        18. 18. Johan (Ludwig (John) Augustus) 1735–1810
      2. 2. Marie (d'Angleterre, 'Mary' Princess of Wales Brandenburg Hesse) Cassel 1723–1772 m. Friedrich Reginar 1720–1785
        1. 1. Frederick (III, Landgrave of) Hesse-Kassel 1747–1837 m. Princess (Caroline van) NASSAU-SAARBRÜCKEN 1762–1823
        2. 2. Prince (Charles of) Hesse-Kassel 1744–1836 m. Louise (of Denmark) ^ 1750–1831 m. Princess (Louise of) Denmark 1750–1831
        3. 3. Wilhelm (Hesse) Kassel 1741–1742
        4. 4. Wilhelm (I Georg Elector Hesse) Kassel 1743–1821
        5. 5. Prince (William of) Hesse-Kassel 1741–1742
        6. 6. William (I, Elector of) Hesse 1743–1821
        7. 7. Charles, (Prince of) Hesse-Kassel 1744–1836
      3. 3. Louise (of GREAT) BRITAIN 1724–1751
      4. 4. Anne (of GREAT) BRITAIN 1709–1759
      5. 5. Mary (of GREAT) BRITAIN 1723–1772
      6. 6. Anne (of Hanover ( Princess Royal and Princess of) Orange) 1709–1759
      7. 7. George (William of) Hanover 1717–1718
      8. 8. Caroline (Elizabeth) Hanover 1713–1757
      9. 9. Prince (William) Augustus 1721–1765
      10. 10. Louise (of Great Britain, Dronning af Danmark og) Norge 1724–1751
      11. 11. Prinsessa (Anna av Hannover & Storbritannien och) Irland 1709–1759
      12. 12. Amelia (Emily Amelia Sophia Eleanor Hanover\ Sophia Eleanor \of Hanover and Great Britain Hanover, Guelph) princess 1711–1786
      13. 13. Louise (of Great) Britain 1724–1751 m. Frederick (V King of Denmark &) Norway 1723–1766
        1. 1. Louise (of Denmark) ^ 1750–1831 m. Prince (Charles of) Hesse-Kassel 1744–1836
      14. 14. Anne Hanover 1709–1759
      15. 15. Amelia (Sophia Eleanor) Hanover 1711–1786
      16. 16. Caroline (Elizabeth) Hanover 1713–1757
      17. 17. George (William av) HANOVER 1717–1718
      18. 18. Prince (Augustus George of Great Britain) Guelph 1716–1716
      19. 19. Son (Hanover) (Welf)* 1716–1716
      20. 20. William (Augustus) Hanover 1721–1765
      21. 21. Prince (Friedrich Ludwig Von Brunswick-Lüneburg Hanover) L1SB-QXQ 1707–1751
      22. 22. Princess (Anna Von Brunswick-Lüneburg) LHQ2-H4M 1709–1759
      23. 23. Anna (Von Brunswick-Lüneburg) LHQ2-H4M 1709–1759
      24. 24. Maria (Von Brunswick-Lüneburg) MSDV-PDR 1722–1772
      25. 25. Johann (Ludwig van) Wallmoden 1736–1811
    12. 12. Sophia (Dorothea Hanover) T2 1687–1757
    13. 13. Madelina (Elizabeth du Bouchet) T2 1693–1778
    14. 14. William (Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg) (Welf) 1683–1760
    15. 15. Margaret (Gertrude van der Schulenburg) T2 1693–1778
    16. 16. Georg (Ludwig Imperial) Hanover 1703–1772
    17. 17. Friederike (Luise Hanover) T2 1713–1798
    18. 18. Margaretha (Hanover) T2 1701–1728
    19. 19. Margarethe (Gertrud Oeynhausen) T2 1698–1726
    20. 20. Anna (Luise Schulenburg) T2 1692–1773
    21. 21. Petronella (Melusina Schulenburg) T2 1693–1778
    22. 22. Melusina (von der Schulenberg) T2 1682–1725
    23. 23. Amalie (Ernestine Imperial Countess Platen Hallermund) T2 1699–1761
    24. 24. Sophia (Dorothea, Princess of Prussia) T2 1719–1765
  2. 2. Duke (Ernest Augustus of York and Albany von Braunschweig-Lüneburg Duke of York and Albany, Earl of Ulster, Prince Bishop of) Osnabrück 1674–1728
  3. 3. Charles (Philip of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1669–1690
  4. 4. Christian (Heinrich von Hanover von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1671–1703
  5. 5. Sophia (Charlotte von Braunschweig-Lüneburg of Prusssia, 1st Wife of Frederick I =King Frederick I Hohenzollern of Prussia, Mother of Frederick Wilhelm I, Widowed Him,) T2 1668–1705
  6. 6. Ernest (Augustus Duke of York and Albany, Earl of Ulster, Prince Bishop of) Osnabrück 1674–1728
  7. 7. Maximiliaan (Willem van) Brunswijk-Lüneburg 1666–1726
  8. 8. Frederick (Augustus) Hanover 1661–1690
  9. 9. Maximilian (Wilhelm von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1666–1726
  10. 10. Christian (Heinrich von) Hanover 1671–1703
  11. 11. Ernest (Augustus Duke of York and Albany, Earl of Ulster, Prince Bishop of) Osnabrück 1674–1728
  12. 12. Karl (Philipp von) Hanover 1669–1690
  13. 13. Sophia (Charlotte von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Königin von Preußen) T2 1668–1705
  14. 14. Friedrich (Augustus von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1661–1690
  15. 15. Count (Joseph Welply) GUELPH 1665–1723
  16. 16. Stillborn (von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1664–1664
  17. 17. Sophia (Charlotte Princess of Hanover, Queen Consort of Prussia) T2 1668–1705 m. Frederick (I of) Prussia 1657–1713
    1. 1. Frederick (William I of Prussia) T2 1688–1740 m. Queen (& Princess Sophia Dorothea (Celle) of Prussia, Von Hanover Von) Hohenzollern 1687–1757
      1. 1. Prince (August Wilhelm , "Governor of Pomerania", "General of the Infantry", Von Preußen Von) Hohenzollern 1722–1758 m. Louise (Amalia Welf Von Brunswick Von) Wolfenbüttel 1722–1780
        1. 1. Friedrich (Wilhelm II Hohenzollern König von) Preußen 1744–1797 m. Friederike (Louise, Princess von Hessen Darmstadt, Queen of Prussia von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1751–1805
    2. 2. Luise (Dorothea von) Brandenburg 1680–1705
    3. 3. Friedrich (Augustus König von) Brandenburg 1685–1686
  18. 18. Prinz (Karl Philipp von Hanover, Welf,) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1669–1690
  19. 19. Charlotte (von Braunschweig-Luneburg) T2 1678–1725
  20. 20. Hanover (von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1664–1664
  21. 21. Ernst (August Graf Von) Platen-Hallermund 1674–1726
  22. 22. Karl (Philipp von Hannover AKA Charles Philip of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1669–1690
  23. 23. Maximillian (William de Guelph (von) Welf) 1666–1726
  24. 24. Friedrich (Augustus von Braunschweig) Luneburg 1661–1690
  25. 25. Prince (Christian Heinrich Augustus Welf, Brunswick-Lüneburg, von) Hannover 1671–1703

Sophia Hanover's Timeline

9 Records

1630
14 Oct 1630
Birth of Sophia Electress of Hanover // in Wassenaer Court, The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Wassenaer Court, The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
1630
14 October 1630
Birth of Sophia Electress of Hanover // in Herrenhausen (Hanover), Niedersachsen, Germany
Herrenhausen (Hanover), Niedersachsen, Germany
1630
14 Oct 1630
Birth of Sophia Electress of Hanover // in The Hague, Holland
The Hague, Holland
1630
1630
Birth of Sophia Electress of Hanover // in Wassenaer, , Hague, Netherlands,
Wassenaer, , Hague, Netherlands,
1630
14 October 1630
Birth of Sophia Electress of Hanover // in Den Haag, Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Den Haag, Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
1714
8 Jun 1714
Age 84
Death of Sophia Electress of Hanover // in Castle Herrenhausen, Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Castle Herrenhausen, Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
1714
9 June 1714
Age 84
Death of Sophia Electress of Hanover // in Hanover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Hanover, Niedersachsen, Germany
1714
1714
Age 84
Death of Sophia Electress of Hanover // in Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
1714
8 June 1714
Age 84
Death of Sophia Electress of Hanover // in Herrenhausen, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Herrenhausen, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1630
    Event Place: Wassenaer Court, The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Peabody Genealogy

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 October 1630
    Event Place: Herrenhausen (Hanover), Niedersachsen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1630
    Event Place: The Hague, Holland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Wassenaer, , Hague, Netherlands,

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 October 1630
    Event Place: Den Haag, Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1714
    Event Place: Castle Herrenhausen, Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Peabody Genealogy

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 June 1714
    Event Place: Hanover, Niedersachsen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1714
    Event Place: Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 June 1714
    Event Place: Herrenhausen, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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