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Show gate of Wülzburg Castle with the coats of arms of Sophie and her husband. Sophie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (30 October 1563 – 14 January 1639) was a member of the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg and margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Kulmbach and Duchess of Krnov by marriage.
Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (20 August 1613 – 12 July 1676) was a German poet, composer and impresario . Life. She began studying music at the court of her father, Duke John Albert II of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, where was an orchestra known for its use of fine English musicians, such as William Brade. [1] .
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Sophie Amalie was born at the Herzberg Castle, in Herzberg am Harz. Her parents were George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, and Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt. Nothing is known of her childhood. Sophie Amalie married Prince Frederick in Castle Glücksburg on 1 October 1643. The marriage was arranged in 1640, as it was considered suitable for the cur...
In 1648, Frederick and Sophie Amalie became king and queen of Denmark and Norway. As her husband was introverted, she became the centre of a sumptuous court life, with exclusive luxury items and grand parties, which shed glory on the royal power. Queen Sophie Amalie made a pioneer cultural act in relation to the court parties by replacing the old m...
Queen Sophie Amalie was described as ambitious and was well known to participate in state affairs, with the blessing of her husband, and influence policy as his adviser. Her great influence upon her husband was widely known already before he became king: before Frederick had succeeded to the throne, a satire circulated in which this was caricatured...
In 1670, Frederick III died and was succeeded by her eldest son Christian V. Her son the king did what he could to curb her influence in state affairs, which was evidently not easy: in 1671, he wrote to Griffenfeld: "God be praised, the queen dowager has left for Hirsholm today, so I need no longer hear: 'What do I hear now?'" Despite her son's dis...
Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneberg (1628–1685)Queen of Denmark. Name variations: Sophia of Lüneburg; Sophia Amelia of Brunswick; SophiaAmelia of Brunswick-Luneburg.
1 de ago. de 2023 · February 20, 1685 (56) Sofie Amalienborg, København, Danmark (Denmark) Place of Burial: Roskilde, Danmark. Immediate Family: Daughter of Georg, Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg and Anna Eleonore, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Wife of Frederick III king of Denmark and Norway.
- Herzberg, Braunschweig
- Herzberg, Braunschweig, Deutschland (HRR)
- April 24, 1628
- Roskilde, Danmark
The Royal Danish Collection Rosenborg Sophie Amalie. Sophie Amalie became Queen of Denmark in 1648. She was the daughter of Duke George of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and in 1643 she was married to Frederik (III). Sophie Amalie was the mother of Christian V.
But Sophie died in her beloved park at Herrenhausen on 8 June 1714, and it was her son, Georg Ludwig (1660-1727), Elector of Brunswick - Lüneburg (Hanover), who, upon the death of queen Anne on 12 August 1714, became the first Hanoverian to ascend the British throne.
