Countess Johanna Sophia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Johanna Sophia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Portrait by Hans Hinrich Rundt
Spouse(s) Frederick Christian, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe
Noble family House of Hohenlohe
Father Henry Frederick, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Mother Dorothea Juliana Countess of Castell-Remlingen
Born (1673-12-16)16 December 1673
Langenburg
Died 18 August 1743(1743-08-18) (aged 69)
Hagen

Countess Johanna Sophia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (born 16 December 1673 in Langenburg; died: 18 August 1743 in Hagen) was a German noblewoman by birth and by marriage Countess of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Johanna Sophia was the sixth daughter of Count Henry Frederick of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his second wife Dorothea Juliana Countess of Castell-Remlingen. Besides her beauty, she was also a clever and apt pupil.

Marriage and issue

On 4 January 1691 in Langenburg Johanna Sophie married Count Frederick Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe (1655–1728). Early in their marriage, she was allowed to accompany her husband, who travelled a great deal, but later was left behind more often. When disagreements erupted between Johanna Sophie and her husband, she moved with her two sons to Hanover. The marriage ended in divorce in 1723, and two years later Frederick Christian married his mistress, Maria Anna von Gall. From the couple had the following children:

Later life

Johanna Sophia became friends with the Electoral Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683–1737), later wife of King George II and accompanied her to the United Kingdom. The Countess was a Lady-in-waiting at the English court of the Kings of Hanover in London.

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