Landgravine Sophie of Hesse-Kassel
Sophie of Hesse-Kassel was a princess of Hesse-Kassel by birth and by marriage Countess of Schaumburg-Lippe.Life
Sophie was a daughter of Count Maurice of Hesse-Kassel from his marriage to Juliane, daughter of Count John of Nassau-Dillenburg.
She married on 12 October 1640 in Hagen Count Philip I of Schaumburg-Lippe. Through his marriage Philip secured the renewed investiture of the districts Rodenberg, Hagenburg and Arensburg, which was conditional on his county being under the auspices of Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Kassel.Descendants
From her marriage with Philip, Sophie had the following children:
