Sophia Charlotte of Hanover

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Sophia Charlotte of Hanover was the first Queen consort in Prussia, known for her intellectual salons, patronage of the arts and sciences, and friendship with philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf member of royalty
noblewoman
queen consort
associatedWith Berlin Academy of Sciences
Prussian court in Berlin
birthDate 1668-10-30
birthPlace Holy Roman Empire
Iburg Castle
linked to: Ahaus Castle

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burialPlace Berlin Cathedral
child Frederick William I of Prussia
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 1705-02-01
deathPlace Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Hanover
educatedAt Hanoverian court
endTime 1705-02-01
familyName of Hanover
father Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
givenName Sophia Charlotte
knownFor correspondence with philosophers
intellectual salons
musical talent
philosophical interests
languagesSpoken English
French
German
Italian
mother Sophia of the Palatinate
namedAfter Sophia of Hanover
nobleFamily House of Hanover
notableFriend Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
notableWork establishment of an intellectual salon at court
patronage of the arts
patronage of the sciences
support for opera in Berlin
support for the Berlin Academy of Sciences
patronOf Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
positionHeld Electress consort of Brandenburg
Queen consort in Prussia
relative Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
Sophia of Hanover
religion Lutheranism
residence Berlin
Charlottenburg Palace
sibling George I of Great Britain
spouse Frederick I of Prussia
startTime 1701-01-18
title Duchess of Prussia
Electress of Brandenburg
Queen in Prussia

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Sophia of the Palatinate child Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg child Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Frederick I of Prussia spouse Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Frederick Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg sibling Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Frederick William I of Prussia mother Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg sibling Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Sophia of the Palatinate child Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
subject linked to: Sophia
Sophia of the Palatinate notableRelative Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
subject linked to: Sophia
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover givenName Sophia Charlotte
linked to: Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Sophia of the Palatinate child Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
subject linked to: Electress of Hanover
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz fullName Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
linked to: Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Charlottenburg namedAfter Sophie Charlotte of Hanover
linked to: Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Soldier King mother Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Violin Sonatas Op. 5 dedicatedTo Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Frederick I of Prussia spouse Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
subject linked to: Frederick I
Charlottenburg Palace originallyBuiltFor Sophie Charlotte of Hanover
linked to: Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Charlottenburg Palace namedAfter Sophie Charlotte of Hanover
linked to: Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Queen in Prussia heldBy Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Queen in Prussia notableTitleHolder Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Frederick I of Prussia spouse Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
subject linked to: Queen in Prussia
Elizabeth of Bohemia grandchild Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Maximilian William of Hanover sibling Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Christian Henry of Hanover sibling Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Sophia of the Palatinate child Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
subject linked to: Princess Palatine of the Rhine
Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen child Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
linked to: Sophia Charlotte of Hanover