Sophia von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington

Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington

Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington and Countess of Leinster (1675–1725) was a German-born courtier. A half-sister of George I of Great Britain, to whom she was close, she moved to England in 1714 shortly after the Hanoverian succession, where she became an influential figure of his court.[1]

  1. ^ Kilburn, Matthew. "Kielmansegg, Sophia Charlotte von, suo jure countess of Darlington and suo jure countess of Leinster". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/76310. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)