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Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (26 March [O.S. 16 March] 1687 [1] [2] – 28 June 1757) was Queen in Prussia and Electress of Brandenburg during the reign of her husband, King Frederick William I, from 1713 to 1740. She was the mother of Frederick the Great (King Frederick II of Prussia).
Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle (15 September 1666 – 13 November 1726) was the repudiated wife of future King George I of Great Britain.The union with George, her first cousin, was a marriage of state, arranged by her father George William, her father-in-law the Elector of Hanover, and her mother-in-law, Electress Sophia of Hanover, first cousin of King Charles II of England.
Sophia, dressed as an indigenous American. Painted by her sister (circa 1644), Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate The twelfth [2] child and fifth daughter of Frederick V of the Palatinate and Elizabeth Stuart, also known as the "Winter King and Queen of Bohemia" for their short rule in that country, Sophia was born in The Wassenaer Hof, The Hague, Dutch Republic, where her parents had fled ...
George was born in the city of Hanover in Germany, followed by his sister, Sophia Dorothea, three years later. Their parents, George Louis, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg (later King George I of Great Britain), and Sophia Dorothea of Celle, both committed adultery.
Death Marriage By his wife, Sophia Dorothea of Celle: George II of Great Britain: 9 November 1683: 25 October 1760: Married 1705 Caroline of Ansbach; had issue Sophia Dorothea of Hanover: 26 March 1687: 28 June 1757: Married 1706 Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg (later Frederick William I of Prussia); had issue
So, Ernest became King of Hanover in 1837 until his death in 1851. Before becoming King of Hanover, he served in the British Army, and in 1815, he married his first cousin, Duchess Frederica of ...
At a lab near Hannover, Germany, scientists are studying human bones for clues to a 322-year-old missing persons case.
The House of Hanover (German: Haus Hannover German pronunciation: [haʊ̯s haˈnoːfɐ]) is a European royal house with roots tracing back to the 17th century. Its members, known as Hanoverians, ruled Hanover, Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Empire at various times during the 17th to 20th centuries.