Sophia of Hanover – Winter Princess

Sophia of Hanover (1630-1714). Chronicling the life and times of a woman of letters and patron of the arts. Electress of Hanover (1692-1698) and heiress presumptive to the throne of the Kingdom of Great Britain.

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Saturday, 30 November 2019

John Toland 1670-1722

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John Toland (1670-1722), the Irish-born rationalist philosopher and freethinker, was a visitor to the court of Hanover and among several of...

Monday, 14 October 2019

Sophia of Hanover – a life in under 11 minutes

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Sophia of the Palatinate (who was Electress of Hanover from 1692 to 1698) was born on this day in 1630. Much has been written about th...

Monday, 1 July 2019

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716)

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Christoph Bernhard Francke [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, who was born on this day in 1646, was an ...

Saturday, 8 June 2019

The Hanoverian Succession – legacy, endurance and lasting effect

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Sophia of Hanover died on this day in 1714. Her death occured just a few short weeks before the passing of Queen Anne of Great Britain (1665...

Saturday, 14 October 2017

Sophie, Princess Palatine of the Rhine. Born on This Day, 1630.

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Sophie of the Palatinate, electress of Hanover, in her younger days. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons On this day in 1630, a da...

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