Sophia Von Kielmansegg, Countess Of Darlington
Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington and Countess of Leinster (1675 – 20 April 1725) was a German-born British courtier and a half-sister of George I of Great Britain.
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