Sophia Eleonore von Hessen-Darmstadt, Landgräfin zu Hessen-Homburg

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Sophia Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt was born on January 7 1634, in Darmstadt, to George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Sophia Eleonore of Saxony. Sophia married William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. Sophia passed away on October 7 1663, at age 29 in Echzell.

Darmstadt was chartered as a city by the Holy Roman Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian in 1330, at which time it belonged to the counts of Katzenelnbogen. The city, then called Darmstait, became a secondary residence for the counts, with a small castle established at the site of the current, much larger edifice.

When the house of Katzenelnbogen became extinct in 1479, the city was passed to the Landgraviate of Hesse, and was seat of the ruling landgraves (1567–1806) and thereafter (to 1918) of the grand dukes of Hesse. Wikipedia

War eine Kirchenlieddichterin und seit 1681 als Anna Sophia ll. Äbtissin des reichsunmittelbaren freiwetlichen Stifts Quendinburg.