Sophia von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington
The Countess of Darlington | |
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Portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1st Baronet. | |
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| Born | Countess Sophia Charlotte of Platen-Hallermund 10 April 1675 Osnaburg |
| Died | 20 April 1725 (aged 50) London |
| Spouse | Baron Johann Adolph von Kielmansegg |
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| Father | Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover |
| Mother | Clara Elisabeth von Meisenbuch-Züschen |
Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington and Countess of Leinster (1675–1725) was a German-born courtier. A half-sister of George I of Great Britain, to whom she was close, she moved to England in 1714 shortly after the Hanoverian succession, where she became an influential figure of his court.