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Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg

1628 - 1685

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Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Calenberg (24 March 1628 – 20 February 1685) was Queen of Denmark and Norway as the consort of the King Frederick III of Denmark. She is known for her political influence, as well as for her cultural impact: she acted as the adviser of her husband, and introduced ballet and opera to Denmark. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg is the 160th most popular companion (up from 302nd in 2019), the 602nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,093rd in 2019) and the 25th most popular German Companion.

Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg is most famous for being the wife of King Christian VI of Denmark and Norway, who reigned from 1730 to 1746. Sophie Amalie was born in 1693 and married Christian in 1721. Sophie Amalie was a daughter of Duke Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and his wife Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen.

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Among companions, Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 160 out of 784. Before her are Caroline Augusta of Bavaria, Anne of Denmark, Helena Dragaš, Sophia of Nassau, Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile, and Berengaria of Navarre. After her are Mordred, Queen Rania of Jordan, Louise of Sweden, Adela of Champagne, Marie of Anjou, and Agnes of Courtenay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1628, Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 4. Before her are Charles Perrault, Jacob van Ruisdael, and Marcello Malpighi. After her are John Bunyan, François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, Muazzez Sultan, François Girardon, Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria, Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano, Carlo Cignani, and Tokugawa Mitsukuni. Among people deceased in 1685, Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 3. Before her are Charles II of England, and James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth. After her are Emperor Go-Sai, Adriaen van Ostade, John Pell, Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, Charles II, Elector Palatine, Louis Armand I, Prince of Conti, Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria, Thomas Otway, and Francisco Herrera the Younger.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 602 out of 7,253. Before her are Friedrich Mohs (1773), Sophia of Nassau (1836), Ernst Lubitsch (1892), Hans Spemann (1869), Theodor W. Hänsch (1941), and Ludwig Tieck (1773). After her are Hermann Kolbe (1818), Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743), August Weismann (1834), Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (1837), Gustav Heinemann (1899), and Samuel von Pufendorf (1632).

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Among COMPANIONS In Germany

Among companions born in Germany, Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 25. Before her are Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1858), Princess Charlotte of Prussia (1860), Cunigunde of Luxembourg (978), Sophia Charlotte of Hanover (1668), Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (1792), and Sophia of Nassau (1836). After her are Princess Viktoria of Prussia (1866), Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland (1653), Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1811), Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1861), Matilda of Ringelheim (894), and Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1879).

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