Philip Christoph von Königsmarck

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Swedish count human nobleman soldier

Philip Christoph von Königsmarck was a 17th-century Swedish count and soldier whose mysterious disappearance is famously linked to his scandalous affair with the future King George I’s wife, Sophia Dorothea of Celle.

Observed surface forms (1)

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von Königsmarck 0 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Swedish count →
human →
nobleman →
soldier →
allegedMannerOfDeath murder →
associatedWith George I of Great Britain →
Sophia Dorothea of Celle →
burialPlace unknown →
causeOfDeath disappearance under mysterious circumstances →
countryOfCitizenship Sweden →
dateOfBirth 1665-03-04 →
dateOfDeath 1694-07-02 →
disappearancePlace Hanover →
disappearedOn 1694-07-02 →
educatedAt University of Jena NERFINISHED →
University of Leipzig NERFINISHED →
employer Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg →
ethnicGroup German →
familyName Philip Christoph von Königsmarck self-linksurface differs →
surface form: von Königsmarck
father Kurt Christoph von Königsmarck →
givenName Philip Christoph →
involvedIn Hanoverian court intrigue →
languageSpoken French →
German →
Swedish →
memberOfNobleFamily Königsmarck family →
militaryBranch Hanoverian service →
Swedish Army →
surface form: Swedish army
militaryRank colonel →
mother Maria Christina von Wrangel →
name Philip Christoph von Königsmarck self-link →
nobleTitle Count →
notableEvent affair discovered in 1694 →
secret correspondence with Sophia Dorothea of Celle →
notableFor love affair with Sophia Dorothea of Celle →
mysterious disappearance →
placeOfBirth Nyhausen →
placeOfDeath Hanover →
portrayedAs romantic adventurer →
portrayedIn numerous historical novels →
positionHeld officer in the service of the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg →
religion Lutheranism →
residence Hanover →
Sweden →
romanticPartner Sophia Dorothea of Celle →
sibling Kurt Christoph von Königsmarck →
surface form: Karl Johann von Königsmarck

Maria Aurora von Königsmarck →
timePeriod 17th century →

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

Sophia Dorothea of Celle → allegedLover → Philip Christoph von Königsmarck →
Philip Christoph von Königsmarck → familyName → Philip Christoph von Königsmarck self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: von Königsmarck
Philip Christoph von Königsmarck → name → Philip Christoph von Königsmarck self-link →