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Sophie of Hanover Electress of Hanover 1630–1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1630

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

Death Date: 8 Jun 1714

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

Father: **Frederick Bohemia

Mother: Elizabeth Bohemia

Spouse(s): Ernst Braunschweig-Lüneburg

Children(s): George I, Sophie Hanover, Ernst Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Christian Hannover, Karl Hannover, Ernest Hanover, Stillborn Braunschweig-Lüneburg

The story of Sophie of Hanover Electress of Hanover began in 1630 in The Hague (Den Haag), Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Sophie of Hanover Electress of Hanover married Ernst August I Von Braunschweig Luneburg, and had children including Christian Heinrich Von Hannover, Ernest August York Hanover, Ernst August Ii Von Braunschweig Luneburg, George I, Karl Philipp Von Hannover, Sophie Charlotte Of Hanover, Stillborn Von Braunschweig Luneburg. Sophie of Hanover Electress of Hanover passed away in 1714 in Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany.

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Biography

  • The story of Sophie of Hanover Electress of Hanover began in 1630 in The Hague (Den Haag), Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
  • Sophie of Hanover Electress of Hanover married Ernst August I Von Braunschweig Luneburg, and had children including Christian Heinrich Von Hannover, Ernest August York Hanover, Ernst August Ii Von Braunschweig Luneburg, George I, Karl Philipp Von Hannover, Sophie Charlotte Of Hanover, Stillborn Von Braunschweig Luneburg.
  • Sophie of Hanover Electress of Hanover passed away in 1714 in Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

**Frederick Bohemia
1596–1632
Birth Location: Deinschwang, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Germany
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Elizabeth Bohemia
1596–1662
Birth Location: Falkland Palace, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Ernst Braunschweig-Lüneburg
1629–1698
Birth Location: Herzberg, Elbe-Elster, Brandenburg, Germany
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Children(s)

George I
1660–1727
Birth Location: Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
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Sophie Hanover
1668–1705
Birth Location: Bad Iburg, Landkreis Osnabrück, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
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Ernst Braunschweig-Lüneburg
1674–1728
Birth Location: Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, Preußen
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Christian Hannover
1671–1703
Birth Location: Stadtkreis Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Karl Hannover
1669–1690
Birth Location: Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
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Ernest Hanover
1674–1728
Birth Location: Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
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Stillborn Braunschweig-Lüneburg
1664–1664
Birth Location: –
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Sophie Hanover's Ancestors

Self
Sophie Hanover
1630–1714
Birth Place: The Hague (Den Haag), Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Parents
**Frederick V Henry of Wittelsbach, The Winter King, van der Pfalz Elector Palatinate and King of Bohemia
1596–1632
Deinschwang, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Germany
Elizabeth ("Winter Queen" Stuart Princess of England, Queen of) Bohemia
1596–1662
Falkland Palace, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
James (I of England IV of Scotland Stuart\ King of) England
1566–1625
Edinburgh Castle,scotland
Anne (James Oldenburg of Denmark Queen Consort of England, Scotland and) Ireland
1574–1619
Silkeborg, Silkeborg Kommune, Midtjylland, Denmark
Great-Grandparents
Henry Darnley
1545–1567
Mary Scots
1542–1587
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Scotland
1512–1542
Mary Guise
1515–1560

Sophie Hanover's Descendants

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Sophie (of Hanover Electress of) Hanover (14 Oct 1630–8 Jun 1714) m. Ernst (August I. von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg (20 November 1629–23 January 1698)
  1. 1. George I 1660–1727 m. Sophie (Dorothea of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1666–1726
    1. 1. George (II Augustus Von Brunswick-Lüneburg, of Hanover, King of) England 1683–1760 m. Wilhelmine (Charlotte Caroline von) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1683–1737
      1. 1. Amelia (Sophia Eleanor Von) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1711–1786
      2. 2. William (Augustus Von Brunswick-Lüneburg (Knight of the Garter) No.546) 1721–1765
      3. 3. (Sir) (Frederick Louis Von Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of) Wales 1707–1751 m. Augusta (von Wettin Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Princess of) Wales 1719–1772
        1. 1. George (III Hanover, King of) England 1738–1820 m. charlotte mecklenbug-streitz 1744–1818
        2. 2. Edward (Augustus Hanover, Prince of England, Duke of York and) Albany 1739–1767
        3. 3. Henry (Frederick Hanover, Duke of Cumberland and) Streathern 1745–1790
        4. 4. Louisa (Anne) Hanover 1749–1768
        5. 5. Frederick (William) Hanover 1750–1765
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Caroline) Hanover 1741–1759
        7. 7. Edward (William Henry Hanover, Prince of England, Duke of Gloucester and) Edinburgh 1743–1805
        8. 8. Caroline (Matilda Hanover, Queen consort of Denmark and) Norway 1751–1775
        9. 9. Augusta (Charlotte Frederica Hanover von Wettin, Duchess Wolfenbuttel-Brunswick, Princess of) Wales 1737–1813
      4. 4. Caroline (Elizabeth Von) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1713–1757
      5. 5. Louise (Von Brunswick-Lüneburg, Queen of Denmark & Norway, Princess Great) Britain 1724–1751
      6. 6. Anna (Von Brunswick-Lüneburg, Princess Royal of Great Britain, Princess of) Orange 1709–1759
      7. 7. Maria (Von Brunswick-Lüneburg, Princess of) Wales 1722–1772
      8. 8. George (William Von Brunswick-Lüneburg,) Prince 1717–1718
      9. 9. Prince (Augustus George of Great Britain) Guelph 1716–1716
    2. 2. Melusina (von der) Schulenberg 1682–1725
    3. 3. Petronella (Melusina) Schulenburg 1693–1778
    4. 4. Anna (Luise) Schulenburg 1692–1773
    5. 5. Margarethe (Gertrud) Oeynhausen 1698–1726
    6. 6. Margaretha Hanover 1701–1728
    7. 7. Amalie (Ernestine Imperial Countess Platen) Hallermund 1699–1761
    8. 8. Friederike (Luise) Hanover 1713–1798
    9. 9. Georg (Ludwig Imperial) Hanover 1703–1772
    10. 10. Margaret (Gertrude van der) Schulenburg 1693–1778
    11. 11. William (Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg) (Welf) 1683–1760
    12. 12. Madelina (Elizabeth du) Bouchet 1693–1778
    13. 13. Petronilla (Melusina Von Der Schulenburg Countess of) Walsingham 1693–1778
  2. 2. Sophie (Charlotte of) Hanover 1668–1705
  3. 3. Ernst (August II. von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1674–1728
  4. 4. Christian (Heinrich von) Hannover 1671–1703
  5. 5. Karl (Philipp von) Hannover 1669–1690
  6. 6. Ernest (August York) Hanover 1674–1728
  7. 7. Stillborn (von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1664–1664

Sophie Hanover's Timeline

2 Records

1630
14 Oct 1630
Birth of Sophie of Hanover Electress of Hanover in The Hague (Den Haag), Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
The Hague (Den Haag), Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
1714
8 Jun 1714
Age 84
Death of Sophie of Hanover Electress of Hanover in Herrenhausen, Ammerland, Lower Saxony, Germany
Herrenhausen, Ammerland, Lower Saxony, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1630
    Event Place: The Hague (Den Haag), Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1714
    Event Place: Herrenhausen, Ammerland, Lower Saxony, Germany

    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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