Sophia OF HANOVER

1630 - 1714  (83 years)

• Birth	14 Oct 1630	The Hague, Dutch Republic
  Born as	Princess Sophia of the Palatinate
  Title	From 18 Dec 1679 to 23 Jan 1698 (49 years old)
  	Duchess consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg
  Title	From 19 Dec 1692 to 23 Jan 1698 (62 years old)
  	Electress consort of Hanover
  Death	8 Jun 1714	Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover
  Siblings	8 brothers and 4 sisters
  	01. Henry Frederick, Hereditary Prince of the Palatinate           b. 1 Jan 1614, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany           d. 7 Jan 1629, IJ, Netherlands  (Age 15 years)   02. Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine           b. 22 Dec 1617, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany           d. 28 Aug 1680  (Age 62 years)   03. Elisabeth OF THE PALATINATE           b. 26 Dec 1618, Heidelberg, Electorate of the Palatinate           d. 11 Feb 1680, Herford Abbey, Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany  (Age 61 years)   04. Prince Rupert OF THE RHINE, Duke of Cumberland           b. 17 Dec 1619, Prague, Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire           d. 29 Nov 1682, London, England  (Age 62 years)   05. Maurice OF THE PALATINATE           b. 16 Jan 1621, Küstrin Castle, Küstrin, Brandenburg, Germany           d. 1 Sep 1652  (Age 31 years)   06. Louise Hollandine OF THE PALATINATE           b. 8 Apr 1622, Noordeinde Palace, The Hague, Dutch Republic           d. 11 Feb 1709, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France  (Age 86 years)   07. Louis           b. 1623             d. 1624  (Age 1 year)   08. Edward, Count of Palatine of Simmern           b. 5 Oct 1625, The Hague, Netherlands           d. 10 Mar 1663  (Age 37 years)   09. Henriette Marie OF THE PALATINATE           b. 17 Jul 1626, The Hague, Netherlands           d. 18 Sep 1651, The Hague, Netherlands  (Age 25 years)   10. Philip Frederick OF THE PALATINATE           b. 16 Sep 1627, The Hague, Netherlands           d. 16 Dec 1650, Rethel, France  (Age 23 years)   11. Charlotte OF THE PALATINATE           b. 19 Dec 1628, The Hague, Netherlands           d. 14 Jan 1631, The Hague, Netherlands  (Age 2 years) + 12. Sophia OF HANOVER           b. 14 Oct 1630, The Hague, Dutch Republic           d. 8 Jun 1714, Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover  (Age 83 years) └─ Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover           b. 20 Nov 1629, Herzberg Castle, Herzberg am Harz, Principality of Grubenhagen, Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Holy Roman Empire           d. 23 Jan 1698, Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover  (Age 68 years),  m. 30 Sep 1658     13. Gustavus Adolphus OF THE PALATINATE           b. 14 Jan 1632, The Hague, Netherlands           d. 9 Jan 1641  (Age 8 years)
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Frederick V OF THE PALATINATE           b. 26 Aug 1596, Deinschwang, Palatinate           d. 29 Nov 1632, Mainz, Holy Roman Empire  (Age 36 years)  (Father)  Anne OF DENMARK           b. 12 Dec 1574, Skanderborg Castle, Skanderborg, Denmark           d. 2 Mar 1619, Hampton Court Palace, London, England  (Age 44 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	P91	Europe
  Links To	This person is also Sophia of Hanover at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	7 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Frederick V OF THE PALATINATE           b. 26 Aug 1596, Deinschwang, Palatinate           d. 29 Nov 1632, Mainz, Holy Roman Empire (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth STUART           b. 19 Aug 1596, Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland           d. 13 Feb 1662, London, England (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	14 Feb 1613	The Palace of Whitehall, Westminster, London, England
  Age at Marriage	Frederick was 16 years and 6 months old. Elizabeth was 16 years and 6 months old. Their age difference is 0. They were married for 19 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F22	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Husband	Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover           b. 20 Nov 1629, Herzberg Castle, Herzberg am Harz, Principality of Grubenhagen, Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Holy Roman Empire           d. 23 Jan 1698, Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	30 Sep 1658
  Age at Marriage	Sophia was 27 years and 11 months old. Ernest was 28 years and 10 months old. Their age difference is 11 months. They were married for 39 years and 4 months.
  Children	+   1. George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland           b. 28 May 1660, Hanover, Brunswick-Lüneburg, Holy Roman Empire           d. 11 Jun 1727, Schloss Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Holy Roman Empire (Age 67 years) └─ Sophia Dorothea OF BRUNSWICK-LÜNEBURG-CELLE  (Age 60 years)  m. 21 Nov 1682     2. Frederick Augustus           b. 1661             d. 1690 (Age 29 years)     3. Maximilian William OF BRUNSWICK-LÜNEBURG           b. 13 Dec 1666, Schloss Iburg, Brunswick-Lüneburg, Holy Roman Empire           d. 16 Jul 1726, Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire (Age 59 years)     4. Sophia Charlotte, Queen in Prussia           b. 30 Oct 1668, Iburg Castle, Osnabrück, Hanover           d. 1 Feb 1705, Hanover, Brunswick-Lüneburg (Age 36 years)     5. Charles Philip OF BRUNSWICK-LÜNEBURG           b. 1669             d. 1690 (Age 21 years)     6. Christian Henry OF BRUNSWICK-LÜNEBURG           b. 1671             d. 1703 (Age 32 years)     7. Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany           b. 17 Sep 1674, Osnabrück, Germany           d. 14 Aug 1728, Osnabrück, Germany (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 May 2023