Countess Johanna Sophia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

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Johanna Sophia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Johanna Sophie zu Schaumburg-Lippe (Rundt) (3).jpg
Portrait by Hans Hinrich Rundt
Born(1673-12-16)16 December 1673
Langenburg
Died18 August 1743(1743-08-18) (aged 69)
Stadthagen
Noble family House of Hohenlohe
Spouse(s) Frederick Christian, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe
Father Henry Frederick, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
MotherDorothea Juliana Countess of Castell-Remlingen

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

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Early life

Countess Johanna Sophia von Hohenlohe-Langenburg was the sixth daughter of Count Henry Frederick of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his second wife, Dorothea Juliana, Countess of Castell-Remlingen (1640-1706). Besides her beauty, she was also a clever and apt pupil.

Marriage and issue

On 4 January 1691 in Langenburg Johanna Sophia married Count Frederick Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe (1655–1728). Early in their marriage, she was allowed to accompany her husband, who traveled 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. Two years later, on 3 December 1725 Frederick Christian married his mistress, Maria Anna Victoria von Gall (1707-1760), daughter of Johann Michael von Gall and his wife, Maria Anna von Enzenberg.

Johanna Sophia and Frederick Christian 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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