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Memoirs (1630-1680) / Sophia of Hanover ; edited and translated by Sean Ward.
- Title
- Memoirs (1630-1680) / Sophia of Hanover ; edited and translated by Sean Ward.
- Author
- Sophia, Electress, consort of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover, 1630-1714.
- Publication
- Toronto : Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, 2013.
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- Description
- ix, 206 pages; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "Granddaughter of James I of England, Sophia (1630-1714) began life a penniless princess in exile. She ended it as electress dowager of Hanover. Had she lived two months longer, she would have succeeded to the British crown before her son, George I. In keeping with Sophia's reputation as the era's "most entertaining woman," her memoirs, which she wrote in French, paint a captivating and often humorous portrait of her life as one of Europe's preeminent noblewomen and celebrities. They also recall, with insight and verve, her interactions with leading men and ladies (Charles II, Louis XIV, Queen Christina of Sweden) and long-forgotten bit players (cavaliers, concubines, clerics, and quacks). The memoirs, which recount the first fifty years of Sophia's life, appear here in English for the first time in their entirety. Their publication in this series is particularly timely, as it coincides with the three hundredth anniversary of the Hanoverian succession (2014)." -- Publisher's description.
- Series Statement
- Other voice in early modern Europe. The Toronto series ; 25
- Uniform Title
- Memoiren der herzogin Sophie. English
- Other voice in early modern Europe. Toronto series ; 25.
- Alternative Title
- Memoiren der herzogin Sophie.
- Subjects
- Biographies
- Sources
- History
- Early works
- Hannover (Germany : Province) > Politics and government > Sources
- Hannover (Germany : Province) > History > Sources
- Mothers of kings and rulers > Great Britain > Biography > Early works to 1800
- Princesses > Germany > Hannover (Province) > Biography > Early works to 1800
- Sophia, Electress, consort of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover, 1630-1714
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Early works
- History
- Sources
- Early works.
- History.
- Sources.
- Note
- Translation of Memoiren der herzogin Sophie, originally published: Leipzig : S. Hirzel, 1879.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Issued also in electronic format.
- Issued By (note)
- Co-p̂ublished by: Iter Inc.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Memoirs: Leiden, The Hague (1630-50) -- Heidelberg (1650-58) -- Hanover (1658-62) -- Italy (1664-65) -- Iburg, Osnabrück (1665-79) -- France (1679) -- Osnabrück, Nykobing, Hanover (1679-80) -- Appendix: -- Map: Holy Roman Empire, 1648 -- Genealogy: House of Orange --Genealogy: House of Stuart -- Genealogy: House of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover).
- ISBN
- 9780772721488 (pbk.)
- 0772721483 (pbk.)
- OCLC
- 857794451
- SCSB-12261315
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library