INDEX
- Act for the further Security of the Protestant Succession, 370
- Act of Precedence, 404, 406
- Act of Security (1704), 372-3
- Act of Settlement (1701), 7, 225 note, 321-2
- Act of Union (1707), 373, 392
- Addison, 388-9;
- Adolphus John, Prince, 108-9
- Alexander VII, Pope, 162
- Amalia, Landgravine of Hesse-Cassel, 97
- Amalia, Raugravine (niece of Sophia), 102, 371
- Amalia von Solms, Princess of Orange, 43, 56, 82
- Anna Eleonora, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 115
- Anna Maria, Duchess of Savoy, 225 and note, 301, 321
- Anne, Queen (wife of James I), 13
- Anne, Queen of England, suggested marriage of, with George Lewis, 189;
- Bill of Rights (1689) as affecting, 217;
- birth of her son the Duke of Gloucester, 219;
- political intrigue (1700), 312;
- attitude towards Sophia and relations with her, 363, 366 and notes—9, 386-7, 390-1, 394, 396, 403, 404 note 173, 408, 410;
- attitude towards Hanoverian Succession, 366, 368-9, 391, 396, 409, 412-13;
- towards her half-brother James, 369, 372, 392-3, 408;
- proposed visit of Sophia to England opposed by, 370, 386;
- death of her husband, 395;
- ministerial crisis (1710), 396-8;
- relations with Augustus II, King of Poland, 404 note 173;
- illness (1713), 414, 415;
- speech at opening of Parliament (Feb. 1714), 416-17;
- attack of erysipelas (Mar. 1714), 437 note;
- letter to Sophia (Apr. 1714), 421-2;
- attitude towards affair of delayed Parliamentary writ for Electoral Prince, 419, 426;
- letters to Hanover on the subject, 428-31;
- dismisses Oxford, 437;
- last illness, 437;
- appoints Shrewsbury Lord Treasurer, 438;
- death, 436, 438;
- political incapacity, 368-9, 387;
- Toryism, 368;
- otherwise mentioned, 8, 293 note, 305, 307-8, 344, 347, 365, 389 note
- Anne of Gonzaga (Princess Palatine), marriage and career of, 66-8;
- Antony Ulric, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, ambition and career of, 146-7;
- conversion to Roman Catholicism, 176;
- marriage scheme for his son, 185;
- romance by, regarding Sophia Dorothea, 192 and note, 239 and note, 283 note;
- opposition regarding Hanoverian Electorate, 235-8;
- Mesopotamian Shepherdess by, 333 note; mentioned, 201, 203
- Arcy, Marquis de, 193
- Arundel, Lord, 71 note
- Assing, Rosemunde von, 343 note
- Attainder and Abjuration Acts (1702), 364-5
- Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 145
- Augustus II, King of Poland, 404 and note 173
- Augustus the Strong. See Frederick Augustus, Elector of Saxony
- Augustus Frederick, Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 185, 189
- Austria, Bavarian treaty with (1628), 48
- Aveiro, Duke of, 106
- Bahr, von, 282
- Balati, Abbé, 164 note, 194
- Bannier, Colonel, 278
- Barclay, Robert, 122
- Bard. See Bellmont
- Bayle, 300
- Behmen, Jacob, 343
- Bellmont (Bellamont), Lady (Francesca Bard), 103, 375 note
- Benedicta Henrietta (niece of Sophia), 69, 128, 166, 167
- Berkeley, Earl of, 440
- Berner, E., cited, 188 note
- Bernhard of Weimar, Duke, 50, 60, 71
- Bernstorff, Baron Andreas Gottlieb von, relations of, with de Robethon, 378;
- accompanies George Lewis to
- England, 442;
- Berwick, Duke of, 321, 400, 409, 413;
- communication from, to Prince James quoted, 420
- Bill of Rights (1689), 5, 7, 216-20
- Blanche, Electress Palatine, 17
- Blanche, Queen, 128
- Bohemia:
- Frederick V elected king of, 31;
- Heirship to, question as to, 21 and note 8, 29-31
- Böhme, Jacob, 34 note
- Bolingbroke, —, attitude of, towards Bothmer, 405 and note 175;
- policy of, 410;
- rivalry with Oxford, 418, 428, 434;
- misses his opportunity, 437-8;
- cited, 442;
- otherwise mentioned, 408, 413, 415, 416, 422, 426, 429
- Boncour, de, 214
- Borkowski cited, 313 note
- Bossuet, 348
- Bothmer, Hans Caspar von, Hanoverian envoy extraordinary in London, 399, 400-2;
- mission to England on Sophia’s death, 433-4;
- activities on Queen Anne’s death, 439 and note;
- estimate of, 378-9;
- otherwise mentioned, 313, 351, 362 note, 397, 404, 412, 419, 427, 438
- Boufleurs, Marshal, 228
- Bouillon, Duke of, 67
- Boyer, 429
- Brandenburg:
- Hanover, alliance with, 235-6, 289
- Prussian kingdom, absorption into, 289
- Brauns, Baron, 381
- Brinon, Mme. de, 175, 177 note, 336;
- efforts of, to convert Sophia to Roman Catholicism, 348-9
- Brisson, Mme. de, 135
- Bromley, Secretary, 415
- Brunswick, origin of Duchy of, 144
- Buckingham, Duke of (1629), 46
- Buckingham, — (1705), 387
- Bülow, Minister von, 276
- Bunbury, Selina, cited, 12 note
- Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, action of, on Bill of Rights, 218;
- Bussche, Frau von dem. See Weyhe, Mme. von
- Bussche, Major-General von dem, 248
- Calixtus (theologian), 153
- Camerarius, Ludwig, 45, 94
- Carleton, Sir D. (Viscount Dorchester), 44
- Carlisle, Earl of, 369
- Caroline Matilda (daughter of George III), 280 note 112
- Caroline of Ansbach. See Wilhelmina Caroline
- Carray (? Carr), Lady, 86
- Cartignano, Count of, 15-16
- Catharine d’Orléans, 129
- Celle, Duchess of. See Eleonora
- Celle, Duke of. See George William
- Chapman, Rev. Alexander, 25 note
- Charbonnier, 328
- Charles, Duke of Lorraine, 195
- Charles, Elector Palatine (nephew of Sophia), 8, 99, 101 and note, 230
- Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel, 214
- Charles I, King of England, foreign policy of, 46-7;
- internal policy, 372 note;
- acknowledges Charles Lewis as Elector Palatine, 59;
- efforts for Palatine House, 71 note;
- execution of, 83
- Charles II, King of England, rumour of projected marriage of, with Sophía, 82-5;
- relations with Sophía at the Hague, 84-5;
- with his aunt Elizabeth, 137-8 and note 59;
- with Sophia during his reign, 209;
- death of, 210;
- otherwise mentioned, 8, 11, 114, 137 note 59, 167, 183 note
- Charles II, King of Spain, 178, 317
- Charles III, King of Spain, 400
- Charles VI, Emperor, 348
- Charles X Gustavus, King of Sweden, 108
- Charles Emmanuel, Duke of Savoy, 15
- Charles Lewis, Elector Palatine (brother of Sophia), birth of, 26;
- Sophia’s relations with, 57;
- visit to England (1635), 59;
- armed attempt on the Palatinate, 59-60;
- imprisoned by Richelieu, 60;
- renews attempt for the Palatinate, 60-1;
- suggestion of assuming British Crown, 61-2 notes;
- residence in England, 62;
- relations with his brother Philip, 80;
- position under Peace of Westphalia, 83;
- efforts for his subjects, 88-9 and note;
- relations with his mother, 93-4, 138, 140-1;
- quarrel with Rupert, 94-6 and note;
- marriage (1650), 97;
- domestic difficulties, 96-102;
- relations with Ferdinand III, 107;
- Sophia’s wedding (1658), 114;
- marriage of his daughter (1671), 89, 175;
- death of, 8, 196;
- characteristics of, 56-9;
- love of his country, learning and liberal-mindedness of, 90-2;
- cited, 333;
- otherwise mentioned, 52 note, 68, 122, 133, 137 note 59, 138, 163
- Charles Lewis, Raugrave (nephew of Sophia), 249
- Charles Maurice (nephew of Sophia), 102
- Charles Philip, Prince (son of Sophia), 171, 202, 222, 224, 228
- Charlotte Elizabeth, Electress Palatine (sister-in-law of Sophia), conjugal difficulties and troubles of, 96-102, 116;
- characteristics of, 98, 104;
- attitude towards Sophia, 108
- Charlotte Felicitas, Duchess of Modena (grandniece of Sophia), 167
- Charlotte Sophia, Princess of Courland, 103 and note
- Chéruel, M., cited, 67
- Chevreau, Urban, 176 and note;
- Christian, Count of Anhalt, 19, 29-30
- Christian, Duke of Brunswick, 42 and note 22
- Christian, Prince (son of Sophia), birth of, 171;
- at French Court (1687-9), 206;
- attitude towards George Lewis’ accession, 288;
- death of, 202-3, 339 note 139
- Christian of Halberstadt, 45-7, 145
- Christian IV, King of Denmark, 47
- Christian V, King of Denmark, 234, 236
- Christian Lewis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 150-1, 162, 170
- Christina, Queen of Sweden, 50 note, 59, 73, 77 note, 162, 335
- Clarendon, Earl of (Lord Cornbury), 434 and note, 440
- Clarendon, Lord Chancellor, 104;
- Clement XI, Pope, 322-3, 363, 388 note
- Clifford, H., cited, 41 note
- Cocceius, Prof. Johannes, 118
- Collins, Anthony, 342
- Colt, Lady, Sophia’s correspondence with, 221 note 92, 428 note
- Colt, Sir William Dutton, 221 and notes, 222;
- despatches of, cited, 257
- Combe Abbey, 12 and note–14
- Conway, Lord, 44
- Conway, Sir Edward, 35-6
- Cowper, Lord, 423
- Craggs, Secretary, 439
- Craven, Earl of, armed attack by, on the Palatinate, 59;
- imprisonment and ransom, 60, 63;
- devotion to Elizabeth of Bohemia, 77-8, 137;
- correspondence with Sophia, 211;
- mission to Hanover after passing of Bill of Rights, 219;
- otherwise mentioned, 77 note 39, 81 note, 86, 117 note, 140, 365
- Cresset, James, envoy at Lüneburg Courts, 222-3;
- Danckelmann, Eberhard von, 203, 296-7
- Dartmouth, Lord, 212
- Dawes, Archbishop, 415
- Degenfeld, Louisa von, 58, 98-102
- Della Rota, 45
- Denmark:
- Danish War (1625-6), 47
- Jealousy of, towards Sweden, 45
- Lauenburg Succession question, 224-5, 237, 271
- Descartes, correspondence of, with Elizabeth (sister of Sophia), 72-3 and note, 83-4;
- Devonshire, Duke of, 404
- Digby, John, 14, 41
- Doebner, Dr. R., cited, 183
- Dohna, Achatius von, 31
- Dohna, Alexander von, 313 note
- Doncaster, Lord (Earl of Carlisle), 44
- Donne, 44
- Dormer, Jane, 41 note
- Dorothea, Electress of Brandenburg, 151
- Dorset, Earl of, 439-40
- Dover, Lord, cited, 188 note
- Dudley (son of Prince Rupert), 103
- Dutton, Sir W. D., cited, 253-4
- Edward (brother of Sophia), conversion of, to Roman Catholicism, 9, 67;
- at Heidelberg, 69 note, 105;
- career of, 66-9 and note;
- Charles Lewis’ allowance to, 94;
- relations with Louisa Hollandina, 126-7;
- Elizabeth’s bequest to, 141 note 63
- Eleonora d’Olbreuze (Mme. de Harburg, Countess of Wilhelmsburg), Duchess of Celle, connexion of, with George William, Duke of Celle, 168-71, 180-1, 184-6, 193;
- styled Mme. de Harburg, 170;
- jealousy against, 182 note 76;
- created Countess of Wilhelmsburg, 184;
- honoured by Empress Eleonora, 185;
- marriage with Duke of Celle, 186;
- subsequent honours, 187;
- attitude towards her daughter, 240, 282;
- Sophia’s attitude towards, 168, 170, 187, 192, 240, 310, 337;
- urges William III to decided course anent Hanoverian Succession, 308-9;
- relations with Sophia on the subject, 310;
- death of, 282;
- otherwise mentioned, 221, 288, 377
- Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia (mother of Sophia):
- Career, chronological sequence of:
- Childhood at Combe Abbey, 12;
- Roman Catholic plot regarding, 13;
- youth, 22;
- marriage, 12, 14, 23;
- life at Heidelberg, 24-9;
- birth of two sons and eldest daughter, 26;
- attitude towards Bohemian Kingship question, 32-3;
- at Prague, 34-7;
- birth of third son, Rupert, 35;
- flight from Prague, 37;
- in Silesia, 37;
- in Brandenburg, 38-9;
- birth of fifth child, Maurice, 39;
- at Berlin, 39;
- at Wolfenbüttel, 40;
- in the Netherlands, 40;
- exile of, 2, 5, 6, 44;
- loss of infant son Lewis (1624), 53;
- of eldest son (1629), 25, 53;
- of infant daughter Charlotte (1630), 53;
- attitude towards Swedish Royal Family, 50 note;
- towards Charles I of England (1644), 62 note 30;
- on departure of Louisa Hollandina (1658), 126-7;
- visit to England (1661), 137-9;
- death, 140, 142
- Characteristics of:
- Beauty, 43
- Frivolity, 57
- High spirit, 43
- Self-consciousness, 29
- Soldier-sympathy, power of attracting, 43
- Vigour of mind and body, 52
- Children, her own, attitude towards, 34, 54, 65 note 33, 68 note, 78, 80-1;
- their attitude towards her, 56-7, 141 note;
- attitude towards children in general, 136
- Debts of, 29, 56, 76, 93-4, 138
- Family of, fate of, 8-9
- Letters of, quoted, 50 note, 52 note
- Portrait of, in C.C.C., Cambs., 25 note
- Pursuits and interests of, 24, 25, 33, 52, 54, 57
- Titles of: Queen of Bohemia, 52 and note;
- Queen of Hearts, 41 note;
- the King’s only sister, 52 note
- Will of, 131, 141 note 63
- otherwise mentioned, 75, 86, 336 note
- Elizabeth, Princess (sister of Sophia), birth of, 26;
- childhood, 34, 39;
- career, 9, 70-1;
- relations with her mother, 57, 80-1;
- affected by King Charles’ execution, 83;
- visits to Heidelberg, 92, 105;
- with Electress Charlotte, 116-17;
- at Cassel, 117;
- Abbess of Herford, 118-25;
- death of, 125, 196;
- inscription on tomb of, 125 note;
- characteristics of, 70-3;
- match-making propensities of, 70, 103;
- mentioned, 141 note 63
- Elizabeth Charlotte (aunt of Sophia), 39
- Elizabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orleans (niece of Sophia), birth of, 99;
- with her aunt (1656-63), 99, 172;
- nature of upbringing of, 244;
- visit to her grandmother, 136, 157;
- trip to Holland with her aunt, 157;
- recalled to Heidelberg (1663), 173-4;
- conversion of, to Roman Catholicism, 8, 68, 89, 174-7;
- marriage, 89, 174-7;
- subsequent career of, 178-9;
- on Maximilian William, 204 note 88;
- on Ernest Augustus, 205, 206 note;
- good offices for Christian and Ernest Augustus, 205-6;
- attitude towards Sophia Dorothea, 248, 249;
- Königsmarck affair, 279;
- on George Augustus’ succession prospects, 206 and note, 441 note 192;
- characteristics of, 59;
- lifelong attitude towards Sophia, 151 note, 173, 377;
- Stewart sympathies of, 393;
- cited, 33, 108, 132-5, 159 note, 333, 393;
- quoted, 151 note, 176, 332 note 134, 336;
- Sophia’s correspondence with, 10, 414;
- nature and value of her own correspondence, 179-80;
- correspondence cited and quoted, 177, 188 note, 191, 192, 234, 244 note;
- otherwise mentioned, 135, 213, 240 note, 243, 283, 337, 339-40, 380
- Elizabeth Louisa, Countess Palatine, Abbess of Herford, 117
- Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (husband of Sophia):
- Career, chronological sequence of:
- First visit to Heidelberg, 107;
- early acquaintance with Sophia, 107;
- second visit to Heidelberg, 110;
- George William’s arrangement in favour of, 112-13, 154-5, 181;
- marriage with Sophia, 114;
- intimacy with George William, 156;
- jealousy of him, 157-8;
- Bishop of Osnabrück, 158-9;
- assists the United Provinces, 167;
- operations against Sweden, 168;
- conjugal infidelities of, 190-1 and note;
- victory at Conz, 183;
- attitude towards Sophia Dorothea, 247, 253-4;
- at the defence of Frankfort (1689), 228;
- proposal of, regarding conversion to Church of Rome, 232, 348;
- Swedish treaty (1691), 263;
- attainment of Electorate (1692), 222-3, 228-34;
- investiture, 234-5;
- last journey to Italy (1684), 247-8;
- attitude towards the British Revolution, 212, 215;
- adherence to Grand Alliance (1692), 267;
- ill-health (1694), 245-6;
- action in Königsmarck affair, 274-5;
- Lauenburg claims (1694), 237;
- last illness, 224, 286-7;
- death, 212-13, 224, 238, 276, 287, 296
- Dynastic policy of, 184, 193-4
- Energy of, 163
- Extravagance of, 198, 330
- Estimate of, 156
- Political attitude towards his wife, 241, 340
- mentioned, 266
- Ernest Augustus, Prince (son of Sophia), birth of, 171, 205;
- devotion to his eldest brother, 205, 271;
- at French Court (1687-9), 206;
- remains in Hanover (1714), 441;
- succeeds to Bishopric of Osnabrück, 441 and note 193;
- death of, 207;
- estimate of, 206
- Ernest Lewis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, 240 note
- Estrées, Angélique d’, 128
- Eugene, Prince, 425
- Evelyn quoted, 56;
- Falaiseau, 351
- Feder cited, 114
- Ferdinand, Archduke of Styria, 30-31
- Ferdinand II, Emperor, 107 note, 161
- Ferdinand III, Emperor, 60, 107
- Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans, 107-8
- Ferrar, Nicolas, 24
- Fischer, Prof. Kuno, cited, 331;
- Foley, Paul, 218
- Fraiser, Sir Peter, 380
- France:
- Grand Alliance against. See Grand Alliance
- Hanoverian Succession recognised by, 405, 408
- Huguenot persecutions in, 177 note
- Palatinate’s troubles from (Orleans War), 90, 178
- Partition Treaty (First) with England (1698), 307
- Partition Treaty (Second) with England, 310, 317-18
- Peace with, proposal of (1711), 400-1, 403, 407;
- Savoy’s adhesion to (1696), 302
- Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, 154
- Frederick, Prince of Wales (great-grandson of Sophia), 359-60
- Frederick III, Elector of Brandenburg. See Frederick I, King of Prussia
- Frederick I, Elector Palatine, 181 note
- Frederick II, Elector Palatine, 16 note, 21 note 9
- Frederick III, Elector Palatine, 16 note, 18, 40
- Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, 17, 19
- Frederick V, Elector Palatine and King of Bohemia (father of Sophia), visit of, to England (1612), 21 and note 8, 22;
- marriage, 12;
- difficulties as to court precedence, 27-8;
- approves league with Savoy, 26;
- elected King of Bohemia, 31;
- deposed, 36-7;
- under ban of the Empire, 38, 41;
- secret visit to Palatinate (1627), 48;
- meets Gustavus Adolphus (1632), 49;
- death of, 50;
- characteristics of, 20, 37;
- devotion to his wife, 52-3;
- estimate of, by Wotton, 27
- Frederick I, King of Prussia (Frederick III, Elector of Brandenburg), marriage of, to Sophia Charlotte, 203, 207, 292;
- succeeds his father as Elector, 294;
- concerts measures against Louis XIV, 227;
- efforts regarding Hanoverian Electorate, 234-5, 238;
- leagues of alliance with Ernest Augustus, 235-6;
- at Cleves (1696), 303;
- intrigue with Countess von Wartenberg, 299, 357;
- coronation (1701), 289, 300;
- relations with George Lewis, 358 note;
- otherwise mentioned, 302, 330 note 133, 341, 343
- Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, 258
- Frederick Augustus (Augustus the Strong), Elector of Saxony, King of Poland, 237, 261, 272, 278, 289
- Frederick Augustus, Prince (son of Sophia), birth of, 157;
- Frederick Henry, Prince (brother of Sophia), birth of, 26;
- marriages projected for, 45, 46;
- death of, 25, 26, 53
- Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, 21 note 8, 40, 43, 55
- Frederick Ulric, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 145
- Frederick William (the Great), Elector of Brandenburg, sentiments of, towards Sophia’s sister Elizabeth, 71, 72, 117;
- efforts regarding Wildfangsstreit, 89 note;
- marriage with Dowager Duchess Dorothea, 151;
- attitude towards Hanoverian Court, 203;
- favours William of Orange, 214;
- on creation of ninth Electorate, 229-30;
- opposes Duke John Frederick, 163
- Frederick William I, King of Prussia (grandson of Sophia), birth of, 294;
- childhood, 299;
- William III’s attitude towards (1700), 312-14, 317;
- education, 313 note;
- marriage with granddaughter of Sophia, 249, 284, 346 note 145;
- relations with George Lewis, 435
- Fuchs, Paul von, 199, 227;
- Gabor, Bethlen, 47
- Gargan (secretary to Sophia) cited, 310
- Garnett, Dr. Richard, cited, 251 note
- Gaultier, Abbé, cited, 415, 426
- Geerds, Dr. Robert, cited, 259 note
- Gentz, 353
- George I, King of England. See George Lewis
- George II, King of England. See George Augustus
- George III, King of England, correspondence with Copenhagen destroyed by order of, 280 note 112;
- letters of Sophia destroyed by order of, 393;
- kindliness of, to Stewart family, 394 note
- George IV, King of England, 394 note
- George, Duke of Lüneburg, 148
- George, Prince of Denmark, 189, 318, 337;
- George Augustus, King George II of England (grandson of Sophia), birth of, 195, 247;
- his father’s attitude towards, 284, 441;
- at Göhrde, 307;
- Queen Anne’s opposition to his visiting England, 370;
- marriage of, 359;
- relations with his wife, 288, 359;
- receives the Garter, 388, 404 note 172;
- created Duke of Cambridge, 388;
- precedence for, 404;
- suggestion of sending, over to England (1713), 418, 419, 422-3;
- delay in transmission of Parliamentary writ for, 423-7;
- Queen Anne’s letter to, 429, 431;
- rumoured suggestion of passing over, in the English Succession, 206 and note, 441 note 192;
- characteristics of, 362;
- attitude towards his mother, 284 and note;
- domestic language of, as British sovereign, 55;
- otherwise mentioned, 280, 299, 312
- George Frederick of Waldeck, 163
- George Lewis, King George I of England (son of Sophia):
- Career, chronological sequence of:
- Birth, 157;
- victory at Conz (1675), 183;
- visit to England (1680-1), 189, 210;
- proposed match with Sophia Dorothea, 190 note 79, 191-4;
- the marriage, 194-5, 231, 239-41;
- military exploits, 195;
- at the defence of Frankfort, 228;
- estrangement from his wife, 246, 249, 252-4;
- campaigning against Turks, 248;
- recreating at Florence and Naples, 248;
- infidelity to his wife, 250;
- relations with Melusina von der Schulenburg (Duchess of Kendal), 251 and note;
- the Königsmarck affair, 282-4;
- divorce, 276;
- succeeds his father as Elector, 289;
- repulses Antony Ulric’s attack on Hanover, 238;
- meets William III at Göhrde (1698), 307;
- receives the Garter, 325;
- strong position of (1705), 376;
- relations with Frederick I of Prussia, 358 note;
- expresses his views on residence in England, 391;
- commands army of the Lower Rhine (1707), 395;
- envoy of, admitted to Electoral College (1708), 238, 395;
- on dismissal of Sunderland, 396-7;
- refuses to oust Marlborough in supreme command, 398-9;
- against proposed peace with France, 401, 403, 407;
- instructions to von Schütz the younger, 413;
- reply to Queen Anne’s letter (May, 1714), 422-3, 427;
- affair of the delayed writ, 426-7;
- death of his mother, 433-4;
- has fresh instrument of Regency prepared, 435;
- in friendly relations with German princes, 435;
- accession of, as King George I of England, 439;
- proclamation as king, 10;
- leaves Hanover, 440;
- sails for England, 442;
- coronation, 443;
- death, 206-7
- Characteristics of:
- Courage and military capacity, 242
- Cynicism, 283 note
- Firmness and impassivity, 355, 443
- Loyalty, 242
- Reserve, 171, 242
- Self-restraint, 443
- Sincerity, 242, 444
- Stolidity, 195, 242
- Court of, as Elector, tone of, 339 note 138
- Domestic language of, as British sovereign, 55
- Herrenhausen gardens arranged to suit taste of, 328
- Relations with:
- Anne, Queen, 368, 369
- Ernest Augustus (his youngest brother), 205, 271
- Marlborough, Duke of, 375-6, 384, 398
- Sophia (his mother), 171, 244 and note, 288, 340, 355
- Sophia Charlotte (his sister), 297
- Succession question, attitude towards, 309, 319, 323;
- otherwise mentioned, 110, 194 note, 352, 366 note 157, 389 note, 393, 402, 441 note 192
- George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (later of Celle), visit of, to Heidelberg (1656), 109-10;
- suitor for Sophia, 110;
- breaks off his engagement, 111;
- renunciation in favour of his younger brother, 112-13, 154-5, 181, 231;
- his brother’s jealousy, 157-8;
- difficulties made by John Frederick as to succession, 162-3;
- assists the United Provinces, 167;
- operations against Sweden, 168;
- connexion with Eleonora d’Olbreuze, 168-71, 180-1, 185-6;
- marriage with her, 186;
- court of, 182 note 75;
- favours William of Orange, 214;
- the Königsmarck affair, 275-6, 280 and note 113, 281;
- conference with William III at Göhrde, 307;
- meeting with William III at the Loo (1700), 311, 312;
- later interview with him (1701), 362;
- death of, 376;
- estimate of, 151-3;
- otherwise mentioned, 150, 201, 303, 305, 309, 319, 366 note 157
- George William, Elector of Brandenburg, 38, 71
- Giusti, Tommaso, 329
- Gloucester, Duke of (son of Princess Anne), birth of, 219;
- Godolphin, Earl of, 217, 369, 382, 399, 402
- Goedeke, 439-40
- Göhrde, the, 307 and note
- Gondomar, Count, 24
- Gourville, de, 166, 182, 292;
- Grana, Dossa, 329
- Grand Alliance:
- Conclusion of, 228
- Hanoverian adhesion to, 222, 267
- Savoy’s adhesion to (1695), 302;
- abandonment of (1696), 225, 302
- Saxony’s adhesion to, solicited, 221 and note 93
- Green, Mrs. Everett, work of, cited, 257, 265 note
- Grote, Count Otto von, 233-6
- Grote, Baron Thomas von, mission of, to London (1712), 405-6, 408;
- Guelfs, German branch of, 143-5;
- Gustavus (brother of Sophia), 53-4
- Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, landing of, in Pomerania, 11, 49;
- Gustavus II Adolphus, King of Sweden, 15
- Gwynne, Sir Roland, 384, 390
- Halberstadt, 42 and note 21
- Halifax, Lord (Charles Montagu), 388 and note–9, 391, 404404 note 172
- Hamilton, Duke of, 84
- Hammerstein, George Christopher von, 110, 115
- Handel, 412 note
- Hanmer, Sir Thomas, 386
- Hanover, House of:
- Alliance of, with Brandenburg and Saxony, 232-3
- Electorate conferred on, 222-3, 228, 234;
- investiture, 234-5;
- introduction of envoy to Electoral College, 236-9, 395
- Rise of, 7, 10
- Strong position of (1705), 376
- Succession of, to British Crown:
- Significance of, to Britons, 3-4
- Settlement of. See Act of Settlement
- Hanover, Leine Palace at, 247 note, 281
- Harburg, Mme. de. See Eleonora, Duchess of Celle
- Harcourt, Lord, 423-5
- Harding, Rev. Dick, 77
- Hardwicke, Lord, 315
- Harington, Lord and Lady, 12-13, 22, 24
- Harley, Robert. See Oxford
- Harley, Thomas, missions of, to Hanover, 404, 407, 410, 421-2, 426, 427
- Harling, Frau von, 173, 280, 291, 299
- Harrington, James, 81 note
- Hartlip, S., quoted, 117 note
- Haversham, Lord, 383
- Hedwig, Princess of Denmark, 107 note
- Hedwig Sophia, Landgravine of Hesse-Cassel, 72, 117
- Hedwig Sophia, Landgravine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 103
- Hedwig Sophia, Princess, 301
- Heidelberg Castle, 17-18
- Heidelberg Catechism, 25
- Heidelberg University, 18
- Heiland, Hiskias Eleazar, 101
- Helmont, Francis Mercurius von, 332 and note 134
- Henrietta, Duchess of Orleans (daughter of Charles I), 8, 175, 225
- Henrietta Maria, Princess (sister of Sophia), characteristics and career of, 74-5;
- Henrietta Maria, Queen, 81, 130
- Henry, Count of Nassau. See Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
- Henry, Duke of Bouillon, 20
- Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 145
- Henry, Prince (son of Charles I), 7-8
- Henry, Prince of Wales (son of James I), 7, 22
- Henry of Dannenberg, 181 note
- Henry the Lion, 143
- Henry Casimir of Nassau-Dietz, 189
- Henry Frederick, Prince (brother of Sophia), 26
- Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 145
- Herbert, Colonel, quoted, 218
- Herbert of Cherbury, Lord, 44
- Hereford, Lord, 395
- Herford, 118-19
- Herrenhausen, 327-9
- Hervey, Lord, cited, 284 note
- Hoffmann, memoranda of, cited, 424-5
- Holstenius, 153-4
- Hompesch, General, 304
- Hoorn, Anna Maria van, 122
- Howard, Mrs. Charles, 395
- Howe, Brigadier-General Emmanuel Scroope, 141 note 63, 392 and note 168
- Hughes, Margaret, 103, 392 note 168
- Hutton, Dr., 397
- Ibberville, despatches of, cited, 416 note
- Ilten, Jobst von, 234, 237, 279, 313
- Innocent X, Pope, 154
- Innocent XI, Pope, 198 note
- Innocent XII, Pope, 234, 322
- Jambonneau, M. de, 69 note
- James I, King of England (grandfather of Sophia), European ambitions of, 14-16;
- family pride of, 26-7;
- attitude towards Bohemian Kingship question, 32, 36;
- negotiations with Mansfeld and Halberstadt, 45-6;
- otherwise mentioned, 13, 39, 41
- James II, King of England (cousin of Sophia), accession of, 210;
- relations with Sophia, 210-11, 317;
- abdication of, 5;
- hopes of regaining his kingdom, 303;
- refuses aid towards securing Polish throne, 303 note;
- Pope Clement XI’s letter to, 323;
- death of, 363;
- otherwise mentioned, 8, 139, 394 note
- James, Prince of Wales (son of James II), birth of, 211;
- calumnious doubts regarding, 211-12;
- recognised by Louis XIV as king, 363;
- Anne’s attitude towards, 369, 372, 392-3, 408;
- letter to Pope Clement XI on coming of age, 388 note;
- expedition to Scotland, 394;
- rumours as to succession of, 402;
- Berwick’s communication to (1712), 409;
- Hanoverian protest against residence of, in Lorraine, 413, 422;
- scheme for bringing over to England and Anglicanism (1713-14), 413, 415-16;
- Berwick’s communication to (1714), quoted, 420;
- proclamation against (July, 1714), 436;
- otherwise mentioned, 8, 306, 315-16, 381, 400, 413
- James, B. B., cited, 121 note
- Jeffreys, Lord, 365
- John Casimir, Administrator, 19
- John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, disposition of his father regarding, 150;
- conversion of, to Roman Catholicism (1651), 153-4;
- quarrel regarding Succession, 112, 162-3;
- French sympathies and tastes of, 111, 165, 287;
- Herrenhausen Palace begun by (1665), 327;
- Leibniz engaged by, as librarian, 164-5, 197, 233, 354;
- Electorate desired by, 165, 229;
- career of, at Hanover, 164-5, 197;
- marriage of, 166;
- death of, 165, 180, 193;
- estimate of, 112, 167
- John George IV, Elector of Saxony, 237, 358
- John Sobiesky, King of Poland, 303 note
- Joseph I, Emperor (King of the Romans), 198 note, 231, 400
- Kendal, Duchess of (Melusina der Schulenburg), 246 note, 251-2, 442
- Keppel (Earl of Albemarle), 302, 304
- Kielmannsegg, Baron von, 250-1
- Kielmannsegg, Baroness von, 330 note 133, 440, 442
- Killigrew, Tom, 76 and note
- King, Major-General (Lord Eythin), 60
- Klopp, cited, 417 note
- Knesebeck, Eleonora von dem, 237, 239 note, 264, 272, 273, 277, 284
- Köcher, Prof. Adolf, cited, 240 note, 259 note
- Königsmarck, Count von, 259 note
- Königsmarck, Aurora von, 237, 255-6, 261-2, 278
- Königsmarck, Count Charles John von, 260-1
- Königsmarck, Count Philip Christopher von, 254-81, App. B
- Kreyenberg, von, 399, 411, 426, 438
- Kufstein, Count, 63
- La Manoelinière, Susan de, 191 note
- Labadie and Labadists, 119-21, 343 note
- Lassaye, Marquis de, 248-9
- Lauderdale, Duke of, 84
- Lauenburg Duchy claim, 225, 232, 237, 271
- L’Hermitage, 411
- Leibniz, position of, as librarian at Hanover, 164-5, 197, 233, 354;
- expresses views on Electoral position, 229;
- varied activities at Hanover, 354;
- President of the Berlin Society of Sciences (1700), 298;
- Théodicée (1710), 290, 354-5;
- political influence on the decline, 352, 397;
- epigram on Queen Anne, 411;
- Abbess Elizabeth’s correspondence with, 124;
- Sophia’s friendship with, 9, 288, 327, 331, 350, 351, 354-6;
- her correspondence with him cited, 204, 215, 216, 311, 344, 347, 381, 419, 424, 427, 432;
- Sophia Charlotte the pupil of, 207;
- Caroline of Ansbach’s friendship with, 356, 358;
- views and activities on the English Succession question, 305, 308, 309, 311, 319-20, 323, 350-2, 374-5, 384, 412;
- philosophy of, 334;
- estimate of, 353;
- cited, 102, 114, 274, 389;
- quoted, 341, 343, 344, 345-6;
- otherwise mentioned, 153, 195, 212, 223, 227, 279, 300, 343 note, 364, 392, 396, 398, 402, 407, 431
- Leopold, Emperor, 184, 211, 222, 233
- L’Epinay, Colonel de, 78-80
- Lewenhaupt, Count Axel, 261
- Lewenhaupt, Countess, 255
- Lewis Philip (son of Louisa Juliana), 39
- Lexington, Lord, 224-5
- Limbach, President von, 233, 238-9
- Lippe-Bückeburg, Countess Johanna von der, 430 and note: 186, 432
- Lodensteyners, 118
- Longueville, Mme. de, cited, 79
- Lösenius, 29
- Loretto, 161
- Louis II, Elector Palatine, 17
- Louis XIV, King of France, courtesy of, towards Sophia, 178, 291-2;
- Orleans War, 227;
- attitude towards suggested re-marriage of William III, 301;
- offers James II aid towards securing Polish throne, 303 note;
- Peace of Ryswyk and relations with William III, 306;
- First Partition Treaty (1698), 307;
- attitude towards Act of Settlement, 321;
- recognises James Prince of Wales as King, 363;
- lukewarm in his support, 416;
- secret offers of assistance to Queen Anne, 435;
- otherwise mentioned, 129, 165, 182, 188 note, 278
- Louis Philip (uncle of Sophia), regent of Palatinate, 50
- Louisa, Raugravine (niece of Sophia), Sophia’s correspondence with, cited, 286, 305, 317, 367;
- companionship with Sophia, 430;
- position of, at Hanover, 102
- Louisa Charlotte, Duchess of Courland (cousin of Sophia), 38
- Louisa Dorothea, Electoral Princess of Brandenburg (granddaughter of Sophia), 302, 304
- Louisa Henrietta, Electress, 72, 105
- Louisa Hollandina, characteristics and career of, 73-4, 81;
- Montrose’s project of marriage with, 84;
- conversion of, to Roman Catholicism (1658), 9, 66, 68, 126-7;
- in France, 127, 129-31;
- Abbess of Maubuisson, 131-5;
- death of, 135;
- mentioned, 125
- Louisa Juliana, Electress (grandmother of Sophia), retirement of, from Heidelberg, 28;
- on Bohemian Kingship question, 32;
- Frederick’s children entrusted to, 34, 39;
- religious fervour of, 19-20;
- death of, 61;
- otherwise mentioned, 20 note, 49
- Lowther, Sir John, 218
- Lucia, Countess of Bedford, 12 note
- Lüneburg, House of, 148 (see also names of Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg)
- Luttrell cited, 325
- Macaulay cited, 217 note
- Maccioni, Valerio, Bishop of Morocco, 164 and note
- Macclesfield, Earl of (1701), 324 and note
- Macpherson cited, 411 note
- Maintenon, Mme. de, 179, 337
- Malebranche, 124
- Mansfeld, 41-2, 45-7
- Maria Anne (niece of Sophia), 128
- Maria Eleonora, Queen-Dowager of Sweden, 50 note
- Maria Eleonora (wife of Regent Louis Philip), 50
- Maria-Elizabeth, Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, 359
- Maria Elizabeth, Princess, of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, 126-7
- Marie of Gonzaga, Queen of Poland, 68
- Marlborough, Duke of, in favour with Queen Anne, 369, 382;
- relations with Elector George Lewis, 375-6, 384, 398;
- visits to Hanover (1704 and 1705), 375, 384;
- on the Gwynne letter, 390-1;
- overthrow of, 397-9;
- copies of Anne’s letters sent from Hanover to, 430 and note 185;
- double dealing of, 435;
- otherwise mentioned, 283, 425, 437
- Mary of Orange, Queen of England, marriage of, 209;
- attitude towards her father, 213;
- relations with Sophia, 213, 222, 224;
- Bill of Rights as affecting, 217;
- death of, 224, 301;
- otherwise mentioned, 8, 81, 82, 84, 214
- Mary Beatrice, Queen (wife of James II), 213
- Matilda (wife of Henry the Lion), 143
- Matthias, Emperor, 30
- Maubuisson, Abbey of, 127-9
- Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse, 19, 20, 97
- Maurice, Prince (brother of Sophia), birth of, 39;
- in the British Civil War, 61, 63-4;
- death of, 9;
- characteristics of, 65-6
- Maurice, Raugrave, 330 note 132
- Maurice of Orange (Nassau), Stadholder, 28, 32, 40, 43, 53, 56
- Mauro, Abbate Hortensio, 164 note, 198
- Maximilian, Duke of Bavaria, 30, 32, 36, 41, 45
- Maximilian Emmanuel, Elector of Bavaria, 300
- Maximilian William, Prince (son of Sophia), birth of, 171;
- early piety of, 204 note 87;
- protest and revolt against principle of primogeniture, 202-3, 252-3;
- arrest of, 203;
- release and subsequent career, 204;
- conversion of, to Roman Catholicism, 204;
- attitude towards George Lewis’ accession, 288-9;
- estimate of, 204;
- otherwise mentioned, 267, 332 note 134, 340, 341
- Mazarin, Cardinal, 67
- Melville, Lewis, cited, 246 note
- Metternich, von, 234
- Meysenbug, Clara Elizabeth von. See Platen, Baroness von
- Meysenbug, Marie von. See Weyhe
- Meysenbug family, 190 note 80
- Mohun, Lord, 324
- Molanus, Abbot Gerhard Wolter, career and estimate of, 346 and note 146;
- Moltke, von (Master of the Hunt at Hanover), 203-4, 252
- Molyneux cited, 430
- Montrose, Marquess of, 84
- More, Dr. Henry, 117 note
- Morton, Albertus, 29
- Naturalisation Act (1705), 385-6, 388, 390
- Netherlands, United Provinces of the:
- Bishop of Münster’s attack on (1655-6), 167
- Brunswick-Lüneburg, treaty with, 223
- Elizabeth of Bohemia’s exile in, 2, 5, 6, 40, 44
- English Succession, agreement as to, 388, 438
- French invasion of (1672), 183
- Nicholas, Secretary, 109
- Nördlingen, battle of, 51, 59
- Nottingham, Earl of, 423
- Olbreuze, Mlle. d’. See Eleonora, Duchess of Celle
- Orleans, Duchess of. See Elizabeth Charlotte
- Orleans, Duke of (brother of Louis XIV), 175, 177
- Orleans, Duke of (son of Elizabeth Charlotte), 177-8
- Orleans War (1688-90), 90, 178, 227
- Ormonde, 383, 401, 403, 420
- Osnabrück, See of:
- English rumour as to, 348 note
- Ernest Augustus (husband of Sophia), Bishop of, 157-8
- Ernest Augustus (son of Sophia), Bishop of, 441 and note 193
- Lüneburg right regarding, 149, 192-3
- Secular principality, proposed conversion into, 184
- Otto the Child, 144
- Oxford, Earl of (Robert Harley), attitude of, towards Bothmer, 405;
- pronouncement of, against Hanoverian Succession, 415;
- double-dealing of, 417;
- rivalry with Bolingbroke, 418, 428, 434;
- professes devotion to House of Hanover, 421, 429;
- vacillation of, 436;
- dismissed from office, 437;
- policy of, 401-2;
- estimate of, 396-7, 409;
- otherwise mentioned, 370, 382, 406, 408, 413
- Oxsordre, Mme. d’, 126
- Paczkowski, Dr., 259 note
- Palatinate:
- Condition of (1627-32), 48-9;
- Orleans War (1688-90), 90, 178, 227
- Wildfangsstreit, 89 note
- Palatine House, history of, and position in seventeenth century, 16 and note-17
- Palmblad, Professor, 265 note
- Penn, William, 122;
- Pepys quoted, 139
- Peter the Great, Tsar, 191, 335
- Peterborough, Earl of, 391
- Philip, King of Spain (grandson of Louis XIV), 318, 363
- Philip, Prince (brother of Sophia), career of, 80;
- quarrel with de l’Epinay, 79;
- death of, 9;
- mentioned, 68
- Platen, Count Ernest Augustus von, jealous of Colt, 221;
- Hanoverian plenipotentiary at Augsburg, 231;
- cited, 313;
- otherwise mentioned, 248, 352, 367
- Platen, Countess von (Clara Elizabeth von Meysenbug), mistress of Elector Ernest Augustus, 190-1, 246;
- Platen, Sophia Charlotte von. See Kielmannsegg
- Pless, Frau von, 28-9, 54
- Podewils, Marshal von, 271
- Poley, Edmund, 375 note
- Polwarth, Lord, 426 and note
- Portland, Earl of, 304, 365 and note
- Quakers, 122 and note
- Quarles, Francis, 24
- Queensberry, Duke of, 373
- Quirini zu Lynar, Count Rochus, 328, 329 note 131
- Rait, R. S., on religious condition of Scotland, App. C
- Rammingen, Pawel von, 94
- Rantzau, Count Christopher von, 153
- Ranuccio II, Duke of Parma, 112
- Regency Act (1706), 387-8;
- Oxford’s proposed revision of, 417
- Rheenen property, 56 and note, 96 and note
- Richelieu, Cardinal, 60
- Rivers, Earl, 397-8, 402-3
- Robethon, Jean de, 351-2, 398, 406, 442;
- Rochester, Earl of, 382 and note, 386
- Roe, Sir Thomas, 60;
- services of, to Queen of Bohemia, 44;
- cited, 42, 62
- Roxburghe, Earl of, 373
- Rudolf Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 146
- Rudolfine, Mme., 147
- Rupert, Prince (brother of the Electress), birth of, 35;
- visit to England (1635), 59, 62;
- captured at Vlotho, 60, 63;
- in the British Civil War, 61, 63-4;
- buccaneering exploits, 65;
- quarrel with Charles Lewis, 94-6 and note;
- visits to Heidelberg, 99-100, 104-5;
- connexion with Francesca Bard, 103, 375 note;
- position in England, 139-40;
- death of, 9, 140;
- characteristics of, 64
- Rupert III, Elector Palatine, 16
- Rupert ‘England’ (son of Elector Palatine Louis II), 17
- Ruperta (niece of Sophia), 103, 141 note 62, 392 note 168
- Rusdorf, 45, 48
- Saint-Simon cited, 134
- Salomon, Dr., cited, 387 note, 405 note 175, 410 note, 411 note, 416 note, 417 note, 419 note
- Sandys, Dr., 325
- Sartorio, 327
- Saxony, compact of, with Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 237
- Say and Sele, Lord, 324
- Schism Act, 436
- Schlitz-Görz, Baron von, 442
- Schönberg (Schombergh), Hans Meinhard von, 28
- Schulenburg, General von der, 415, 419
- Schulenburg, Melusina von der. See Kendal, Duchess of
- Schurmann, Anna Maria von, 120
- Schütz, Baron von (son of Celle Chancellor), Hanoverian resident in London, 319, 352, 366;
- Schütz, Baron George William Helwig Sinold von (grandson of Celle Chancellor), 412, 423-6
- Schütz, Baron Lewis Justus von, distinguished services of, to Duke of Celle, 183, 185-6;
- Scotland:
- Act of Security (1704), 372-3
- Act of Union (1707), 373, 392
- Anti-English feeling in, as affecting Hanoverian Succession question, 372-3, App. C
- Assistance from, to the Palatinate, 50, 51 note
- Scultetus, Abraham, 24-5, 35
- Selz, Baron von, 137 note 59
- Seymour, Edward, 364
- Shrewsbury, —, 438
- Sichel cited, 437 note
- Siegen, Ludwig von, 64 note
- Sigismund, Prince of Transylvania, 75
- Sintzendorf, Countess von, 240 note
- Smith, L. Pearsall, cited, 36 note
- Solms. See Amalia von Solms
- Somers, 402
- Somerset, Duke of, 424
- Sophia, Electress of Hanover (earlier Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg):
- Appearance of, 75-6
- Career, chronological sequence of:
- Birth, 11, 52, 53;
- childhood at Leyden, 54-5;
- at the Hague, 55, 56, 69-70, 73;
- upbringing and education, 25, 224, 331;
- services to her eldest sister, 73;
- rumour of projected marriage with Prince Charles of England, 82-5;
- starts for Heidelberg, 86;
- life with her brother Charles Lewis, 87, 96-8, 103-7;
- attitude towards him, 57;
- matrimonial prospects, 106-12;
- attack of small-pox, 106;
- accepts Duke Ernest Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 112;
- marriage, 114;
- companionship of ‘Liselotte,’ 99, 172-3;
- at Hanover, 156;
- difficulties with George William, 157;
- visit to her mother at the Hague (1659), 136, 157;
- birth of George Lewis, 157;
- of Frederick Augustus, 157;
- last meeting with her mother (1661), 137;
- visit to Italy (1664), 161;
- John Frederick’s coup, 162-3;
- friendly relations with Roman Catholic dignitaries, 164 note;
- at Osnabrück and Iburg, 158-9, 167-8;
- affair of Mlle. Eleonora d’Olbreuze, 168-70;
- Celle Succession question, 180, 185-7;
- infidelities of her husband, 190-1 and note;
- visit to Herford, 121;
- interest in British affairs, 209;
- visit to Maubuisson (1679), 135, 178;
- visit to her niece Elizabeth Charlotte, 178;
- attitude towards proposed match between George Lewis and Sophia Dorothea, 190 note 79, 191-2;
- towards Countess of Wilhelmsburg (Eleonora d’Olbreuze), 192-4;
- visit to French Court with her daughter (1679), 207, 291-2;
- visit to Queen of Denmark (1680), 150;
- last visit to Herford, 124;
- death of her eldest sister and of her eldest brother (1680), 196;
- life at Hanover, 197-200;
- marriage of her eldest son (1682), 194-5, 240;
- marriage of her daughter (1684), 207-8;
- on William III’s accession, 215-16;
- activity regarding the English Succession question (1689), 216, 218;
- Bill of Rights (1689), 216, 218-20;
- death of her son Charles Philip, 202;
- investiture of her husband with Electorate (1692), 235;
- Königsmarck affair, 245, 253, 268, 269, 278, 280 and note 2, 285;
- visit to Wiesbaden (1694), 224;
- visit to the Loo (1696), 301, 303;
- illness and death of her husband, 286-8;
- accession of George Lewis, 289;
- attitude towards Sophia Dorothea at Ahlden, 277, 284-5;
- attitude towards the English Succession question (1698), 309-11, 314-17, 319-20, 323;
- relations with Duchess of Celle on the subject, 310;
- alleged ‘Jacobite letter,’ 315-16;
- visit to Aix-la-Chapelle (1700), 300;
- conference with William III at the Loo (1700), 300, 312;
- meeting with William III at the Hague, 317;
- Act of Settlement (1701), 321-2;
- receives copy of Act of Settlement, 324-6;
- relations with Queen Anne at latter’s accession, 366 and note 2-9, 371;
- proposed visit to England opposed by Queen Anne, 370;
- continued activities regarding the Succession question (1703), 374;
- death of her son Christian (1703), 202-3, 339 note 139;
- Scottish Act of Security (1703-4), 372-3;
- death of her daughter (1705), 356-8;
- Tory attempt to bring her to England, 380, 382-3, 386-7;
- naturalisation as English subject, 385 and note;
- embassy of Lord Halifax with Naturalisation and Regency Acts (1706), 388-91;
- Act of Union (1707), 373-4;
- ministerial crisis in England (1710), 396, 398;
- attitude towards the Succession question (1711), 402;
- visit of Thomas Harley (1712), 404, 407;
- severe illness (Nov. 1713), 414;
- Anne’s letter to (Apr. 1714), 421-2;
- instructions to von Schütz regarding Parliamentary writ for Electoral Prince, 423-7;
- reply to Anne’s letter, 422-3, 427;
- Anne’s letter on the writ affair, 428-31;
- death, 428, 430-2;
- obsequies, 433
- Characteristics of:
- Alertness of mind, 96, 341
- Artistic capacity, 329-30
- Coarseness, 58
- Critical insight and true vision, 56, 333
- Curiosity, intellectual, 331
- Cynicism, 161, 336
- Dignity, 2
- Discretion and prudence, 2, 104
- Enthusiasm, dislike of, 342
- Finesse, intellectual, 211
- Frankness and straightforwardness, 211, 245, 336
- Freedom of spirit, 4
- Geniality and affability, 270, 338
- High spirit, 106 Hospitality, 338
- Humour, sense of, 5, 58, 74, 290, 335, 338, 413
- Kindliness of heart, 58
- Maternal affection, 171-2, 201
- Open-mindedness, 338 Reasonableness, 341
- Religious feeling, 339 note 139, 345;
- Self-control, 4, 58
- Sincerity, 2, 157, 245 Tact, 157, 338
- Vivacity, 5, 74, 75
- Walking, fondness for, 328-9, 360
- Wit, 335-6
- Coffin of, inscription on, 1
- Correspondence of:
- Correspondence of, with:
- Balati, Abbé, cited, 194
- Bothmer, von, cited, 362 note
- Brinon, Mme. de, quoted, 350
- Burnet cited, 323-4, 342, 386
- Canterbury, Archbishop of, cited, 386
- Charles Lewis cited, 20 note
- Colt, Lady, 221 note 2, 428 note
- Court of St. Germains, destruction of, 393
- Craven, Earl of, 211
- Elizabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orleans, 10, 179-80, 414;
- George William, 186
- James II, 211
- Leibniz cited, 204, 215, 216, 311, 344, 347, 381, 419, 424, 427, 432
- Louisa, Raugravine, cited, 305, 317
- Maccioni, 164 note
- Portland, Earl of, quoted, 365 note
- Schütz, von (the elder), 183 note;
- Schütz, von (the younger), 423-4 and note, 425
- Sophia Charlotte, destruction of, 357
- Strafford cited, 410
- William III cited, 220
- Estimate of, by Sir W. D. Colt, 253
- Health of, 360
- Income for, proposal as to, 362, 366, 368, 413, 422
- Literary tastes of, 332-5
- Memoirs of:
- Circumstances of compilation of, 196
- Cited, 5, 53, 73, 74, 82, 87, 113, 169, 187
- Political influence of, 241, 340-1
- Relations with:
- Anne, Queen, 363, 366 and note–9, 371, 386–7, 390-1, 394, 396, 403, 404 note 2, 410
- Caroline of Ansbach, 348, 359, 377
- Charles II, 209
- Charles Lewis, 57
- Eleonora of Celle, 168, 170, 187, 192, 240, 310, 337
- Elizabeth of Bohemia (her mother), 56-7, 136, 141 note
- Ernest Augustus (her husband), 241, 340
- George Lewis, 244 and note, 288, 340, 355
- James II, 210-13, 216
- Leibniz, 9, 288, 327, 331, 350, 351, 354-6
- Marlborough, 375, 384
- Mary of Orange, 213, 222, 224
- Nephews and nieces, 87, 102, 249, 339
- Sophia Charlotte, 171, 207, 230, 290, 294, 356-7
- Sophia Dorothea, 195, 240, 243, 248, 268, 284-5
- von Bernstorff, 377
- William of Orange, 210, 215-16, 219-22
- Succession question, attitude towards, 216, 218, 309-11, 314-17, 319-20, 323, 374, 402, 418-19;
- views regarding right of succession, 389
- Tories, attitude towards, and relations with, 383, 387 and note, 399, 403, 418
- Whigs, attitude towards, and relations with, 380-1, 387 and note, 395, 399, 403, 418
- otherwise mentioned, 25, 72, 176, 177, 226
- Sophia, Princess (daughter of James I), 11-12
- Sophia of Nassau-Dietz cited, 42
- Sophia Amalia, Queen of Denmark, 149-50
- Sophia Charlotte, Electress of Brandenburg, later Queen of Prussia (daughter of Sophia), birth of, 171;
- childhood, 207;
- education, 291;
- visit to French Court (1679), 207, 291-2;
- marriage (1684), 38, 203, 207-8, 293;
- sympathy with Maximilian, 289;
- birth of eldest son, 294;
- life and interests at Berlin and Brandenburg, 294-5;
- at Lützenburg, 295-6;
- family troubles, 298-9;
- consulted by Sophia Dorothea (1692), 269;
- visit to the Loo (1696), 301, 303;
- visit to Aix-la-Chapelle, Brussels, and Holland (1700), 300;
- conference at the Loo, 300, 312;
- meeting with William III at the Hague, 317;
- death of, 356-8;
- characteristics of, 171, 290-1, 295;
- indifference to politics, 230, 293-4;
- religious views, 346;
- her support of Leibniz, 355;
- relations with her mother, 171, 207, 230, 290, 294, 356-7;
- otherwise mentioned, 213, 313 note, 371 note
- Sophia Dorothea, Electoral Princess, later Duchess of Ahlden (daughter-in-law of Sophia), birth of, 171;
- upbringing, 243-4;
- wealth, 181;
- suggested naturalisation in France, 182 and note 2;
- question of legitimation and marriage, 185;
- suitors, 189;
- proposed match with George Lewis, 190 note 1, 191-4;
- the marriage, 194-5, 231, 239-41;
- estrangement from her husband, 246, 249, 252-4;
- Court life, 247;
- in Rome, 248;
- alleged intrigue with de Lassaye, 248-9;
- relations with Königsmarck, 254-9, 262-78, App. B;
- repairs to her parents at Brockhausen, 273;
- at Ahlden, 275-6;
- divorce, 276;
- von Bernstorff’s attitude in the affair, 377;
- subsequent life, 281-2;
- death, 283-4;
- estimate of, 240;
- romance by Antony Ulric regarding, 192 and note, 239 and note, 283;
- mentioned, 7
- Sophia Dorothea, Queen of Prussia (granddaughter of Sophia), birth of, 195, 249;
- Southwell, 304
- Spain:
- Charles I’s peace with (1630), 48
- James I’s negotiations with, 46
- Succession question, 310, 318
- Spanheim, Ezechiel, 333;
- Spinola, 36
- Spinoza, 176 note 1
- Spittler cited, 113 note;
- Stamford, Lord, 366 note 2
- Steffani, Agostino, 198 and note
- Steinghens, 415
- Stepney, George, 225, 319-20, 371;
- cited, 304;
- his letter to Sophia (1700), 314-15
- Stewart, House of:
- Strafford, Earl of, 349, 403, 410, 414, 419, 422, 438
- Sturmer, H. H., cited, 169 note
- Suireau, Marie (Mère des Anges), 129
- Sunderland, Earl of, 396-7, 402
- Sutton, Anne, 28
- Sweden:
- Danish jealousy of, 45
- Ernest Augustus’ operations against (1666), 168
- Imperial war against (1675), 184
- Tallard, Count, 307
- Taranto, Princess of, 97, 168
- Tavernier, 199
- Thynne, Thomas, murder of, 260-1
- Tilly, 47
- Toland, Sophia Charlotte’s
- attitude towards, 295;
- visit to Hanover (1701), 324;
- Sophia’s attitude towards, 342, 367-8, 380-1;
- her repartee to, 336;
- cited, 325, 329, 339 note 1, 348 note, 362
- Torcy, de, 405, 415, 420
- Treaties:
- Austro-Bavarian (1628), 48
- Brandenburg and Hanover, between, 235-6, 289
- Britain and France, between. See subheading Partition Treaty
- Britain and Netherlands, between (1654), 93
- Britain and Netherlands, between, as to Hanoverian Succession, 388, 438
- Brunswick-Lüneburg and Britain, between, 223
- Brunswick-Lüneburg and Netherlands, between (1692), 223
- Brunswick-Lüneburg and Sweden, between (1691), 263
- Electoral compact (1692), 233
- Grand Alliance. See that title
- Nürnberg settlement, 93, 95, 96
- Partition Treaty between England and France—First (1698), 307;
- Prague, Peace of (1634), 51, 145, 148
- Ryswyk, Peace of (1697), 306
- Utrecht, Peace of (1713), 407-8, 412
- Westphalia, Peace of (1648), 45, 83, 97, 146, 149, 192, 229
- Trumbull, Sir William, 304
- Tunbridge, Lord, 324
- Turenne, Marshal, 67, 80, 183
- Tweeddale, Marquis of, 373
- Tyndall, Humphrey, Dean of Ely, 21 note 1
- Vane, Sir Harry, 61
- Velasco, Don Alonso de, 21
- Vere, Sir Horace, 41
- Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy, 225, 301-2, 321 and note
- Villiers, Lady Mary, 46
- Wallenstein, 47
- Waller, Sir William, 104
- Walpole, Horace, cited, 260, 280-1
- Walpole, Sir Robert, 281
- Ward, Nathaniel, 63
- Wartenberg, Cardinal Francis William von, 158
- Wartenberg, Countess von, 299-300, 357
- Wartenberg, Kolbe von, 299
- Weber, O., cited, 405 note 1
- Weston, Sir Richard, 35-6
- Weyhe, General von, 246
- Weyhe, Mme. von (Marie von Meysenbug, Frau von dem Bussche), 242, 246 and note:f103#, 248
- Wharton, Lord, 385
- Wilhelmina (great-granddaughter of Sophia), 298-9
- Wilhelmina Caroline of Ansbach, Queen (wife of George II), childhood of, 358;
- marriage, 359;
- influence with her husband, 288;
- birth of eldest son, 359;
- relations with Sophia, 348, 359, 377;
- otherwise mentioned, 280-1, 355, 395, 429, 431, 441
- Wilhelmsburg, Countess of. See Eleonora
- Wilkins, W. H., cited, 246 note, 257, 258 note, 265 note, 280 note 112
- William II, Prince of Orange, 57
- William III, Prince of Orange (King William III of England), marriage of, 209;
- visit to Hanover (1680), 209-10;
- on James II’s accession, 210;
- relations with Sophia, 210, 213, 215-16, 219-22;
- expedition to England, 212, 214-15;
- Bill of Rights (1689) as affecting, 217;
- correspondence with Sophia on Bill of Rights, 219-20;
- appealed to regarding Lauenburg claims, 237-8;
- Succession policy, 225-6;
- attitude towards the Savoy Succession, 225, 301;
- death of his wife, 224, 301;
- suggestions as to re-marriage, 301-4, 312;
- the Assassination Plot (1696), 302;
- ill-health, 303, 311;
- visit to Cleves, 304 and note;
- attitude towards admission of Elector of Hanover to Electoral College, 305;
- secret negotiation with France, 306;
- First Partition Treaty with France (1698), 307;
- conference at Göhrde with George William of Celle (1698), 307;
- interview with Duchess of Celle regarding English Succession question, 308-9;
- relations with Sophia on the question, 309-10, 314, 317;
- attitude towards Electoral Prince of Brandenburg (1700), 312-14, 317;
- at the Hague with the two Electresses, 317;
- relations with his Parliament, 310;
- meeting with Duke George William and Prince George Augustus at the Loo (1701), 362;
- death of, 365;
- title of, to British Crown, 8;
- otherwise mentioned, 102, 110, 153, 163, 189, 190 note 1, 193, 300, 344, 369, 378, 385 note
- William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel, 97
- Wimbledon, Lord, 47
- Winchelsea, Lord, 337, 367
- Withypol (Wittepole), Lady, 86
- Wladislaw IV, King of Poland, 70-1 and note
- Woods, Mrs., cited, 262 note
- Worthington, Dr., 117 note
- Wotton, Sir Henry, visit of, to Heidelberg Court, 26-8 and note;
- mission to Vienna, 35-6;
- devotion to Queen of Bohemia, 43-4;
- cited, 52 note;
- mentioned, 15, 161