Philip Christoph von Königsmarck

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Philip Christoph von Königsmarck or Philip Christoph Königsmarck, (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 of July 2, 1694, after a meeting with Sophia, he disappeared and his body was never found. He was probably murdered at the instigation of the Countess van Platten-Hellermund, assuming authority that had not been granted her by George I.

Königsmarck was grandson to the Swedish Field Marshal Hans Christoff von Königsmarck and nephew to the Swedish Field Marshal Otto Wilhelm von Königsmarck. His sister Aurora von Königsmarck 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 Königsmarck and Sophia were published by W.H. Wilkins, "The love of an uncrowned queen" (2 parts, 1900).