Sophia of Hanover (born Princess Sophia of the Palatinate; 14 October 1630 – 8 June 1714) was the Electress of Hanover by marriage to Elector Ernest Augustus and later the heiress presumptive to the thrones of England and Scotland (later Great Britain) and Ireland under the Act of Settlement 1701, as a granddaughter of James VI and I.
- Frederick V, Elector Palatine
- Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover, (m. 1658; died 1698)
Sophia, also called Sophia of the Palatinate, German Sophie von der Pfalz, (born Oct. 14, 1630, The Hague—died June 8, 1714, Herrenhausen, Hanover), electress of Hanover and heir to the British throne, whose son became George I of Great Britain.
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Sofía del Palatinado retratada por su hermana Luisa. Sofía del Palatinado ( La Haya, Países Bajos, 14 de octubre de 1630 - Herrenhausen, Hannover, 8 de junio de 1714) fue la penúltima de los trece hijos de Federico V, elector palatino y rey de Bohemia; y de Isabel Estuardo, princesa de Baviera, Escocia e Inglaterra.
Sophia of the Palatinate (commonly referred to as Sophia of Hanover; 14 October 1630 – 8 June 1714) was heiress to the crowns of England and Ireland and later of the crown of Great Britain. Sophia was …
Sophia, or Sophia of the Palatinate, or Sophie von der Pfalz (electress of Hanover) marriage to Ernest Augustus ; role in Act of Settlement
The Act of Settlement, drawn up in 1701, settled the succession on Sophia of the Palatinate, Electress of Hanover, and the heirs of her body, barring any Roman Catholics or spouses of Roman Catholics from the succession.