<span class="mw-page-title-main">Philip Christoph von Königsmarck</span>

Philip Christoph von Königsmarck

<p><b><a href="/en/Count" title="Count" class="wl">Count</a> Philip Christoph von Königsmarck</b> (4 March 1665<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span> – 2 July 1694<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-GreatMysteriesofthePast_2-0"><a href="#cite_note-GreatMysteriesofthePast-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span>), also spelled <b>Philipp</b>, was a <a href="/en/Swedes" title="Swedes" class="wl">Swedish</a> <a href="/en/Count" title="Count" class="wl">count</a><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="#cite_note-4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[4]</span></a></span> and soldier.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-GreatMysteriesofthePast_2-1"><a href="#cite_note-GreatMysteriesofthePast-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span> He was allegedly the lover of <a href="/en/Sophia_Dorothea_of_Celle" title="Sophia Dorothea of Celle" class="wl">Sophia Dorothea, Princess of Celle</a>, the wife of Duke <a href="/en/George_I_of_Great_Britain" title="George I of Great Britain" class="wl">George Louis of Brunswick and Lüneburg</a>, the <a href="/en/Heir_presumptive" title="Heir presumptive" class="wl">heir presumptive</a> of the <a href="/en/Principality_of_Calenberg" title="Principality of Calenberg" class="wl">Principality of Calenberg</a>, later to become <a href="/en/Elector_of_Hanover" title="Elector of Hanover" class="mw-redirect wl">Elector of Hanover</a> (as George I Louis, 1708) and <a href="/en/King_of_Great_Britain" title="King of Great Britain" class="mw-redirect wl">King of Great Britain</a> (as George I, 1714).<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-UndiscoveredScotland_5-0"><a href="#cite_note-UndiscoveredScotland-5" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 5;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[5]</span></a></span></p>

<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Count Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Born,...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox biography vcard mobile-collapse-element"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn" style="display:inline"><a href="/en/Count" title="Count" class="wl">Count</a> Philip Christoph von Königsmarck</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span><a href="/en/File:Philipp_Christoph_von_Königsmarck@Residenzmuseum_Celle20160708.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Philipp_Christoph_von_Königsmarck@Residenzmuseum_Celle20160708.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Philipp_Christoph_von_K%C3%B6nigsmarck%40Residenzmuseum_Celle20160708.jpg/220px-Philipp_Christoph_von_K%C3%B6nigsmarck%40Residenzmuseum_Celle20160708.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="1762" data-file-height="2063" data-file-type="bitmap" height="258" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Philipp_Christoph_von_K%C3%B6nigsmarck%40Residenzmuseum_Celle20160708.jpg/330px-Philipp_Christoph_von_K%C3%B6nigsmarck%40Residenzmuseum_Celle20160708.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Philipp_Christoph_von_K%C3%B6nigsmarck%40Residenzmuseum_Celle20160708.jpg/440px-Philipp_Christoph_von_K%C3%B6nigsmarck%40Residenzmuseum_Celle20160708.jpg 2x" alt="Philipp_Christoph_von_K%C3%B6nigsmarck%40Residenzmuseum_Celle20160708.jpg"></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">4 March 1665<br><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/en/Stade" title="Stade" class="wl">Stade, Germany</a>, <a href="/en/Bremen-Verden" title="Bremen-Verden" class="wl">Bremen-Verden</a> (now <a href="/en/Lower_Saxony" title="Lower Saxony" class="wl">Lower Saxony</a>, <a href="/en/Germany" title="Germany" class="wl">Germany</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Disappeared</th><td class="infobox-data">2 July 1694 (aged 29) in the <a href="/en/Principality_of_Calenberg" title="Principality of Calenberg" class="wl">Principality of Calenberg</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/en/Swedish_citizenship" title="Swedish citizenship" class="mw-redirect wl">Swedish</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role"><a href="/en/Count" title="Count" class="wl">Count</a>, <a href="/en/Soldier" title="Soldier" class="wl">Soldier</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parents</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Count <a href="/en/Kurt_Christoph_von_Königsmarck" title="Kurt Christoph von Königsmarck" class="wl">Kurt Christoph von Königsmarck</a> (father)</li><li>Maria Christina von <a href="/en/Wrangel_family" title="Wrangel family" class="wl">Wrangel</a> (mother)</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>



Count Philip Christoph von Königsmarck , also spelled Philipp, was a Swedish count 