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Princess Sophia (Sophia Matilda; 3 November 1777 – 27 May 1848) was the twelfth child and fifth daughter of King George III and Queen Charlotte. Sophia is perhaps best known for the rumours surrounding a supposed illegitimate child to whom she gave birth as a young woman.
- 6 June 1848, Kensal Green Cemetery, London
- Hanover
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (born Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones, 20 January 1965) is a member of the British royal family. She is married to Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, the youngest sibling of King Charles III . Sophie grew up at Brenchley, Kent, and later attended West Kent College, training as a secretary.
- Christopher Rhys-Jones
- Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones, 20 January 1965 (age 58), Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Mary O'Sullivan
- Windsor (by marriage)
- Early Life
- Marriage
- Heiress Presumptive
- Death and Legacy
- References
- Further Reading
The twelfth 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 into exile after the Battle of White Mountain. Through her mother, she was ...
Before her marriage, Sophia, as the daughter of Frederick V, Elector Palatine of the Rhine, was referred to as Sophie, Princess Palatine of the Rhine, or as Sophia of the Palatinate. The Electors of the Palatinate were the Calvinist senior branch of House of Wittelsbach, whose Catholic branch ruled the Electorate of Bavaria. On 30 September 1658, s...
In September 1700, Sophia met her cousin King William III of England at Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. This happened two months after the death of his nephew Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, son of the future Queen Anne. By this time, given the ailing William III's reluctance to remarry, the inclusion of Sophia in the line of succ...
Although considerably older than Queen Anne, Sophia enjoyed much better health. According to the Countess of Bückeburg in a letter to Sophia's niece, the Raugravine Luise, on 5 June 1714 Sophia felt ill after receiving an angry letter from Queen Anne. Three days later, on 8 June, she was walking in the gardens of Herrenhausen when she ran to shelte...
Hatton, Ragnhild (1978). George I: Elector and King. London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 0-500-25060-X.Israel, Johnathan I. Radical Enlightenment. Oxford University Press, 2001, 84.Duggan, J. N., Sophia of Hanover, From Winter Princess to Heiress of Great Britain; London, Peter Owen, 2010Klopp, Onno (ed.), Correspondance de Leibniz avec l'électrice Sophie. Hanover, 1864–1875Van der Cruysse, Dirk; Sophie de Hanovre, memoires et lettres de voyage; Paris, Fayard, 1990"Sophia" . Encyclopædia Britannica(11th ed.). 1911.30 de abr. de 2024 · Notable Family Members: spouse Prince Edward, earl of Wessex. Sophie, duchess of Edinburgh (born January 20, 1965, Oxford, England) is the British consort (1999– ) of Prince Edward, the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, duke of Edinburgh.
8 de may. de 2023 · Jacqueline Weiss. Updated on May 8, 2023 07:19PM EDT. Photo: Stuart C. Wilson - Pool/Getty. Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh first met his future wife, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh in 1987....
29 de abr. de 2024 · The Duchess of Edinburgh has become the first member of the Royal Family to visit Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
10 de may. de 2023 · When 17-year-old Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz caught her first glimpse of the London palace that was to be her home in 1761, she turned pale. She was set to become Queen of Great...
