philip christoph von knigsmarck

Philip Christoph von Knigsmarck or Philip Christoph Knigsmarck, (March 4, 1665 - July 2, 1694 (?)) was a Swedish count and soldier. He is most known for being the lover of Sophia, Princess of Zelle, the wife of George I of Great Britain. On the night to July 2, 1694, after a meeting with Sophia, he disappeared and his body was never found. He was probably murdered at the instigation of her husband. Knigsmarck was grandson to the Swedish Field Marshal Hans Christoff von Knigsmarck and nephew to the Swedish Field Marshal Otto Wilhelm von Knigsmarck. His sister Aurora von Knigsmarck was mistress to August II of Poland, with whom she had the son Maurice de Saxe, the brilliant French military commander. Most of the letters between publicerade Knigsmarck and Sophia was publiced by W.H. Wilkins, "The love of an uncrowned queen" (2 parts, 1900). Philip Christoph von Knigsmarck Philip Christoph von Knigsmarck

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