Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
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Sophia Charlotte of Hanover was the first Queen consort in Prussia as the wife of King Frederick I. She was the only daughter of Elector Ernest Augustus of Hanover and Sophia of the Palatinate. Her el
Sophia Charlotte in 1685
Charlottenburg Palace, the royal residence of the Hohenzollern family in Berlin (finished 1713)
Portrait by Friedrich Wilhelm Weidemann, c. 1702-1705
Sophia of Hanover
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Sophia was Electress of Hanover from 1692 to 1698 as the consort of Prince-Elector Ernest Augustus. She was later the heiress presumptive to the thrones of England, and Ireland under the Act of Settle
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
…1705) was the first Queen consort in Prussia as the wife of King Frederick I. She was the only daughter of Elector Ernest Augustus of Hanover and Sophia of the Palatinate. Her eldest brother, George Louis, succeeded to the British throne in 1714 as King George I. Sophia Charlotte of Hanover was born on 30 October 1668…
Portrait by Gerard van Honthorst, 1650
Portrait of Sophie, Princess Palatine, by Gerard van Honthorst c. 1641
Sophia, dressed as an Indigenous Brazilian, wearing a Tupinambá cape. Painted c. 1644 by her sister, Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate
Electress Sophia and her daughter