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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, 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 ...
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.
At a lab near Hannover, Germany, scientists are studying human bones for clues to a 322-year-old missing persons case.
Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin: Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow (Mecklenburg-Schwerin) 6 May 1685 28 November 1708 25 February 1713 husband's death: 29 July 1735 Sophia Dorothea of Hanover: George I of Great Britain (Hanover) 16 March 1687 28 November 1706 25 February 1713 husband's accession: 31 May 1740 husband's death: 28 June 1757
German construction workers came across an incredible find that not only bears historical significance, but also may solve a 300-year-old cold case.
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.
In the wake of her death, Leone's stepfather, Mike Romero, organized a GoFundMe campaign to help cover the memorial and other expenses associated with the sudden loss. As of writing, more than ...