Sophia Charlotte of Hanover

Parents

• Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-LüneburgGerman prince1629–1698
• Sophia of HanoverPrincess of the Palatinate, Electress of Hanover, heir presumptive and ancestor of British monarchs following the Act of Settlement 17011630–1714

Siblings

• George I of Great BritainKing of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 17271660–1727
• Maximilian William of Brunswick-LüneburgGerman Field Marshal1666–1726
• Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and AlbanyPrince-Bishop of Osnabrück1674–1728
• Ernst August von Platen-Hallermund1674–1726
• Sophia von Kielmansegg, Countess of DarlingtonGerman-born British courtier and half-sister of George I of Great Britain1675–1725

Questions about the House of Stuart

• Why did James VI and I succeed Elizabeth I of England?
  Inheritance by blood, secured by political preparation
• Why did Charles I of England succeed James VI and I?
  Inheritance
• How were Elizabeth I of England and James VI and I related?
  First cousins twice removed

About

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 eldest brother, George Louis, succeeded to the British throne in 1714 as King George I.

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