Princess Amelia Sophia of Great Britain
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| Princess Amelia Sophia | |
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| Full name | |
| Amelia Sophia Eleanor | |
| Titles | |
| HSH Princess Amelia Sophia of Hanover HRH Princess Amelia Sophia of Cornwall HRH Princess Amelia Sophia of Wales HRH The Princess Amelia Sophia |
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| Royal House | House of Hanover |
| Father | George II |
| Mother | Caroline of Ansbach |
| Born | 10 July 1711 Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover |
| Died | 31 October 1786 Soho, London |
| Burial | Westminster Abbey, London |
The Princess Amelia Sophia (10 July 1711 - 31 October 1786) was a member of the British Royal Family, the second daughter of George II.
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[edit] Early life
Princess Amelia was born at Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover, Germany. Her father was The Hereditary Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg, the son of the Elector of Hanover. Her mother was Caroline of Ansbach, daughter of Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
At her birth she was styled HSH Princess Amelia Sophia of Hanover. She was known to her family as Emily.
[edit] Great Britain
Under the Act of Settlement 1701, Princess Amelia's grandfather became King of Great Britain on August 1, 1714 following the death of Queen Anne. Amelia's father became Duke of Cornwall, and was created Prince of Wales on 27 September 1714. Amelia became HRH Princess Amelia Sophia of Wales. She moved to Great Britain with her family and resided at St James's Palace in London.
On 11 June 1727, George I died and her father succeeded him as George II. Amelia was now styled HRH The Princess Amelia Sophia. She lived with her father until his death in 1760. She was the intended wife of Frederick II of Prussia, until his father forced him to marry Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Bevern, in 1733.
[edit] Later life
In 1761, she became the owner of Gunnersbury Estate, Middlesex, and at some time between 1777 and 1784, commissioned a bath house, extended as a folly by a subsequent owner of the land in the 19th Century, which still stands today with a Grade II English Heritage listing and is known as Princess Amelia's Bathhouse.
She also owned a property in Cavendish Square, Soho, London, where, on 31 October 1786, at which time she was the last surviving child of George II and his Queen Caroline, she died unmarried. She was buried in the Henry VII Lady Chapel in Westminster Abbey.
[edit] Titles, styles, honours and arms
[edit] Titles
- 1711-1714: Her Serene Highness Princess Amelia Sophia of Hanover
- 1714: Her Royal Highness Princess Amelia Sophia of Cornwall
- 1714-1727: Her Royal Highness Princess Amelia Sophia of Wales
- 1727-1786: Her Royal Highness The Princess Amelia Sophia
[edit] Legacy
- Amelia Island in Florida, United States is named for her, as is Amelia County in Virginia, United States.
