Sophia : mother of kings
Curzon, Catherine2019
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Sophia, Electress of Hanover, was born to greatness. Granddaughter of James I and mother to George I, she was perhaps the finest queen that Britain never had. As daughter of Frederick V of the Palatinate and Elizabeth Stuart, Sophia emerged from an impoverished, exiled childhood as the 'Winter Princess', a young woman of sparky intelligence, cutting wit and admirable determination. Once courted by Charles II, Sophia eventually gave her heart to Ernest Augustus, at whose side she became the first Electress of Hanover and the mother of the first Georgian king of Great Britain.
Main title:
Sophia : mother of kings / Catherine Curzon.
Author:
Curzon, Catherine, author
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword History, 2019.
Collation:
232 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781526755346 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
943.590409943.59 CURZ
Language:
English
Subject:
Sophia, Electress, consort of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover, 1630-1714Mothers of kings and rulers -- Great Britain -- BiographyGermany -- Kings and rulers -- BiographyGermany -- History -- 1648-1740Great Britain -- History -- 17th centuryGreat Britain -- Kings and rulers -- SuccessionGermany -- History -- 1648-1740Biography
BRN:
2523368
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