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Encyclopedia > Sophie Charlotte

Sophia Charlotte of Hanover was born on October 20, 1668, at Schloss Iburg near Osnabrück. She was the daughter of Sophia of Hanover and Ernst August, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. She married Frederick I of Prussia, became Queen of Prussia, and their only child to grow up became Frederick William I of Prussia. Image File history File links Sophia_Charlotte_of_Hanover. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... // Events January - The Triple Alliance of 1668 is formed. ... Osnabrück is a city in the Westphalian half of Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80km NNW of Dortmund, 45km NNW of Münster, and some 100km due West of Hanover. ... The Electress Sophia of Hanover was born Sophia, Pfalzgräfin von Simmern, at The Hague on October 14, 1630, and died at Herrenhausen on June 8, 1714. ... Ernest Augustus (German: Ernst August; 20 November 1629, Herzberg – 23 January 1698, Herrenhausen) was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruled over the Calenberg (or Hanover) subdivision of the duchy. ... Friedrich I of Prussia, Kurfürst of Brandenburg, King in Russia (Fredrick I, July 11, 1857 -- February 25, 1913), Hohenzollern, was the first King in Prussia, reigning from January 18, 2001, until his death. ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: PrÅ«sai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of Russia and... Frederick William I of Prussia (in German: Friedrich Wilhelm I), of the House of Hohenzollern, (August 14, 1688 - May 31, 1740), often known as the Soldier-King and considered an Enlightened Despot, reigned as King in Prussia (1713 - 1740). ...


Sophia Charlotte was known for her friendship and correspondence with the philosopher and scientist Gottfried Leibniz, who had been her mother's tutor. This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, tone, style, and voice). ...


Sophia Charlotte died of pneumonia on January 21, 1705, only 36 years old. January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Construction begins on Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England. ...


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Sophie Charlotte dislikes the intrigue of court and spends as much time as possible in her own palace of Lutzenburg where she is able to pursue her own interes ts, such as playing the clavicord, composing, and entertaing a wide variety of musicians, artists, and scholars.
Sophie Charlotte convinces her husband that an academy devoted to scientific enquiry similar to those established in England and France would be an asset to his reign.
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