Ahlden Castle

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Ahlden Castle is a historic German residence in Lower Saxony, best known as the long-term place of confinement of Sophia Dorothea of Celle, the repudiated wife of King George I of Great Britain.

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Ahlden Castle canonical 4
Ahlden House 1

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Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
historic residence
architecturalStyle Renaissance
category Castles in Lower Saxony
Historic house museums in Germany
Houses completed in the 16th century
connectedTo George I of Great Britain
country Germany
hasCoordinateLocation 52.762°N 9.543°E
hasGermanName Schloss Ahlden
hasInmate Sophia Dorothea of Celle
hasPart courtyard
main building
moat
park
hasReconstructionDate 16th century
heritageDesignation listed building
locatedIn Ahlden
Lower Saxony
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Heidekreis
locatedInFormerTerritory Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
locatedInRegion Lüneburg Heath
locatedOnRiver River Aller
River Leine
material brick
nearbyCity Hanover
nearbySettlement Hodenhagen
notableFor association with the House of Hanover
confinement of Sophia Dorothea of Celle
openToPublic limited
ownedBy private owner
significantEvent imprisonment of Sophia Dorothea of Celle
significantEventEnd 1726
significantEventStart 1694
startDate 13th century
touristAttraction regional
usedFor place of confinement
residence

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sophia Dorothea of Celle deathPlace Ahlden Castle
Sophia Dorothea of Celle residence Ahlden Castle
Ahlden hasLandmark Ahlden Castle
this entity surface form: Ahlden House
Ahlden hasLandmark Ahlden Castle
Schloss Ahlden hasEnglishName Ahlden Castle