Sophia of the Palatinate

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Sophia of the Palatinate was a German princess and Electress of Hanover whose Protestant lineage made her the key dynastic link leading to the Hanoverian succession to the British throne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Electress of Hanover
heir presumptive to the British throne
noblewoman
princess
ageAtDeath 83
ancestorOf British monarchs of the House of Hanover
associatedWith Act of Settlement 1701
birthDate 1630-10-14
birthPlace Dutch Republic
The Hague
burialPlace Mausoleum of the Welfs in the Berggarten, Herrenhausen
causeOfDeath stroke
child Charles Philip of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Christian Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
Frederick Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg
George I of Great Britain
Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Electorate of the Palatinate
deathDate 1714-06-08
deathPlace Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Hanover
Herrenhausen Palace
father Frederick V, Elector Palatine
fullName Sophia of the Palatinate
givenName Sophia
house House of Hanover
languageSpoken English
French
German
legalStatus naturalized British subject by Act of Parliament
marriageDate 1658-10-30
marriagePlace Heidelberg
mother Elizabeth Stuart
nobleFamily House of Hanover
House of Palatinate-Simmern
notableFor being designated heir presumptive to the English throne by the Act of Settlement 1701
being the dynastic link leading to the Hanoverian succession to the British throne
notableWork Memoirs written by herself
positionHeld Electress of Hanover
Princess of the Palatinate
religion Calvinism
Protestantism
sibling Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
spouse Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
title Electress of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Hereditary Princess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

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George I of Great Britain mother Sophia of the Palatinate
Hanoverian royal vault hasNotablePersonBuried Sophia of the Palatinate
Sophia of the Palatinate fullName Sophia of the Palatinate
Sophia of the Palatinate positionHeld Princess of the Palatinate
linked to: Sophia of the Palatinate
Sophia of the Palatinate title Hereditary Princess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
linked to: Sophia of the Palatinate
Sophia of the Palatinate title Electress of Brunswick-Lüneburg
linked to: Sophia of the Palatinate
Frederick Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg mother Sophia of the Palatinate
Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg mother Sophia of the Palatinate
Christian Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg mother Sophia of the Palatinate
Sophia of the Palatinate birthName Sophia of the Palatinate
subject linked to: Sophia
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover mother Sophia of the Palatinate
Electress of Hanover heldBy Sophia of the Palatinate
Sophia of the Palatinate birthName Sophia of the Palatinate
subject linked to: Electress of Hanover
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg mother Sophia of the Palatinate
Henriette Marie of the Palatinate sibling Sophia of the Palatinate
Princess Palatine of the Rhine heldBy Sophia of the Palatinate
Georg Ludwig mother Sophia of the Palatinate
George Louis mother Sophia of the Palatinate
Haus Welf hatBekanntePerson Sophie von der Pfalz
linked to: Sophia of the Palatinate