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Show FAMOUS WOMEN v " SOPHIE OF HANOVER. One of ths saost estssmed women connected with the ryal house at Hanover, waa Klsetrsss Sophia, who died on thla dsts In 1714. ghs wss ths wlfs of Emeat Augustus, who sue-seeded sue-seeded his brother. John FTedsrlrk, to ths electoral dignity In 1091. and daughter of Kltsabeth, wlfs of ths Elector pslatlns. Frederick. snd trsnddaughter of Jamea I, of Eag-ind. Eag-ind. fty their marriage the Hsnoverlsn houae waa connected with thst of Englsnd and Scotlsnd. Their son, tteorae Louis, sucseeded his fsthsr In ths luchy of Caienberg snd In ths electoral dignity In IStt. and br marrying mar-rying his cousin, gophta Ilorothy, he united the two daughters of Cslenberg and Luneberg on the death of Ueorgs William In 1701. |