Electress of Hanover

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The Electress of Hanover was the title held by Sophia of the Palatinate, a German princess whose Protestant lineage made her the designated heir to the English throne under the Act of Settlement 1701 and ancestress of the British Hanoverian dynasty.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Sophia of Hanover 8
Electress of Hanover canonical 5
Electress Sophia of Hanover 4

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf electress consort
noble title
noblewoman
alsoKnownAs Electress Sophia of Hanover
Sophia of Hanover
ancestorOf George I of Great Britain
basisOfSuccession Act of Settlement 1701
birthDate 1630-10-14
birthName Sophia of the Palatinate
birthPlace The Hague
burialPlace Leineschloss, Hanover
linked to: Leineschloss
child Charles Philip of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Christian Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
George I of Great Britain
Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
citizenship Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Electorate of the Palatinate
country Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
deathDate 1714-06-08
deathPlace Herrenhausen Palace
descendantOf James I of England
linked to: James VI and I
designatedHeirOf Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Ireland
Kingdom of Scotland
dynasticRole foundress of the British Hanoverian line of succession
era 17th century
early 18th century
father Frederick V, Elector Palatine
givenName Sophia
granddaughterOf James I of England
linked to: James VI and I
heldBy Sophia of the Palatinate
house House of Palatinate-Simmern
languageSpoken English
French
German
memberOf House of Hanover
mother Elizabeth Stuart
notableFor being ancestress of the Hanoverian kings of Great Britain
being named heir presumptive to the English throne by the Act of Settlement 1701
positionHeld Electress of Hanover
positionHeldBy Sophia of Hanover
religion Protestantism
spouse Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
title Princess Palatine of the Rhine

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sophia of the Palatinate positionHeld Electress of Hanover
Sophia Dorothea of Celle title Electress of Hanover
Act of Settlement 1701 successorDesignated Electress Sophia of Hanover
linked to: Electress of Hanover
House of Hanover notableMember Sophia of Hanover
linked to: Electress of Hanover
Christian Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg motherTitle Electress Sophia of Hanover
linked to: Electress of Hanover
Sophia of the Palatinate alsoKnownAs Sophia, Electress of Hanover
subject linked to: Sophia
linked to: Electress of Hanover
Sophia of the Palatinate alsoKnownAs Sophia of Hanover
subject linked to: Sophia
linked to: Electress of Hanover
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover relative Sophia of Hanover
linked to: Electress of Hanover
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover namedAfter Sophia of Hanover
linked to: Electress of Hanover
Elizabeth Stuart child Sophia of Hanover
linked to: Electress of Hanover
Electress of Hanover alsoKnownAs Electress Sophia of Hanover
linked to: Electress of Hanover
Electress of Hanover positionHeldBy Sophia of Hanover
linked to: Electress of Hanover
Sophia of the Palatinate alsoKnownAs Sophia of Hanover
subject linked to: Electress of Hanover
linked to: Electress of Hanover
Sophia of the Palatinate positionHeld Electress of Hanover
subject linked to: Electress of Hanover
Charles Philip of Brunswick-Lüneburg mother Sophia of Hanover
linked to: Electress of Hanover
Charles Philip of Brunswick-Lüneburg mother Electress Sophia of Hanover
linked to: Electress of Hanover
Christian Henry of Hanover motherTitle Electress of Hanover
Sophia of the Palatinate title Electress of Hanover
subject linked to: Princess Palatine of the Rhine