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Sophia of Hanover 1630–1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 October 1630

Birth Location: The Hague (Den Haag), Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Death Date: 9 June 1714

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

Father: Frederick Palatine

Mother: Elizabeth Bohemia

Spouse(s): Ernest Brunswick-Lüneburg

Children(s): George Britain, Stillborn Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Karl Hanover, Christian Hanover, Maximilian Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Friedrich Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Sophia Preußen, George Ireland

Sophia of Hanover / was born in 1630 in The Hague (Den Haag), Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, the child of Frederick V Elector Palatine And Elizabeth Stuart Queen Of Bohemia. Sophia of Hanover married Ernest Augustus Elector Of Brunswick Luneburg, and had children including Christian Heinrich Von Hanover, Friedrich Augustus Von Braunschweig Luneburg, George I Louis King Of Great Britain And Ireland, George I Of Great Britain, Karl Philipp Von Hanover, Maximilian Wilhelm Von Braunschweig Luneburg, Sophia Charlotte Von Braunschweig Luneburg Konigin Von Preuen, Stillborn Von Braunschweig Luneburg. Sophia of Hanover / passed away in 1714 in Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany.

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Biography

  • Sophia of Hanover // was born in 1630 in The Hague (Den Haag), Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, the child of Frederick V Elector Palatine And Elizabeth Stuart Queen Of Bohemia.
  • Sophia of Hanover // married Ernest Augustus Elector Of Brunswick Luneburg, and had children including Christian Heinrich Von Hanover, Friedrich Augustus Von Braunschweig Luneburg, George I Louis King Of Great Britain And Ireland, George I Of Great Britain, Karl Philipp Von Hanover, Maximilian Wilhelm Von Braunschweig Luneburg, Sophia Charlotte Von Braunschweig Luneburg Konigin Von Preuen, Stillborn Von Braunschweig Luneburg.
  • Sophia of Hanover // passed away in 1714 in Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frederick Palatine
1596–1632
Birth Location: Amberg, Neumarkt In Der Oberpfalz, Bayern, Deutschland(Hrr)
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Elizabeth Bohemia
1596–1662
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
EB

Spouses(s)

Ernest Brunswick-Lüneburg
1629–1698
Birth Location: Herzberg Am Harz, Harz, Niedersachsen, Germany
EB

Children(s)

George Britain
1660–1727
Birth Location: Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
GB
Stillborn Braunschweig-Lüneburg
1666–1666
Birth Location: –
SB
Karl Hanover
1669–1690
Birth Location: –
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Christian Hanover
1671–1703
Birth Location: –
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Maximilian Braunschweig-Lüneburg
1666–1726
Birth Location: Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, Preußen
MB
Friedrich Braunschweig-Lüneburg
1661–1690
Birth Location: –
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Sophia Preußen
1668–1705
Birth Location: Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, Preußen
SP
George Ireland
1660–1727
Birth Location: Hanover, Niedersachsen, Preußen (Holy Roman Empire)
GI

Sophia Hanover's Ancestors

Self
Sophia Hanover
1630–1714
Birth Place: The Hague (Den Haag), Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Parents
Frederick V, Elector Palatine
1596–1632
Amberg, Neumarkt In Der Oberpfalz, Bayern, Deutschland(Hrr)
Elizabeth (Stuart, Queen of) Bohemia
1596–1662
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
James (VI and) I
1566–1605
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Anne (of) Denmark
1574–1619
Skanderborg, Midtjylland, Danmark
Great-Grandparents
Henry Darnley
1545–1567
Mary, Scots
1542–1587
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Stuart
1516–1571
Margaret Douglas
1515–1578
James Scotland
1512–1542
Mary Lorraine
1515–1560

Sophia Hanover's Descendants

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Sophia (of) Hanover (14 October 1630–9 June 1714) m. Ernest (Augustus, Elector of) Brunswick-Lüneburg (1629–1698)
  1. 1. George (I of Great) Britain 1660–1727 m. Sophia (Dorothea of) Celle 1666–1726 m. Sophia (Dorothea van) Celle 1666–1706
    1. 1. George (II of Great) Britain 1683–1760 m. Caroline (of) Ansbach 1683–1737
      1. 1. Frederick, (Prince of) Wales 1707–1751 m. Princess (Augusta of) Saxe-Gotha 1719–1772
        1. 1. George (III of the United) Kingdom 1738–1820 m. Charlotte (of) Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1744–1818
        2. 2. George III 1738–1800
        3. 3. Augusta 1737–1823
        4. 4. Caroline Matilda 1751–1775
      2. 2. Georg (Willem van) Hannover 1717–1718
      3. 3. Anna (van) Hannover 1709–1759
    2. 2. Sophia Dorothy 1687–1757
  2. 2. Stillborn (von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1666–1666
  3. 3. Karl (Philipp von) Hanover 1669–1690
  4. 4. Christian (Heinrich von) Hanover 1671–1703
  5. 5. Maximilian (Wilhelm von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1666–1726
  6. 6. Friedrich (Augustus von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1661–1690
  7. 7. Sophia (Charlotte von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Königin von) Preußen 1668–1705
  8. 8. George (I Louis King of Great Britain and) Ireland 1660–1727

Sophia Hanover's Timeline

2 Records

1630
14 October 1630
Birth of Sophia of Hanover // in The Hague (Den Haag), Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
The Hague (Den Haag), Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
1714
9 June 1714
Age 84
Death of Sophia of Hanover // in Herrenhausen, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Herrenhausen, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 October 1630
    Event Place: The Hague (Den Haag), Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Germany, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 June 1714
    Event Place: Herrenhausen, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Germany, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index
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