Abstract
In 1676 Leibniz reluctantly left Paris, headed for Hanover, to take up the position of counselor and librarian to Johann Friedrich, duke of BrunswickâLüneburgâCalenberg. He was to remain in the employ of a succession of dukes and electors of Hanoverâthe last being Georg Ludwig, who became George I of England in 1714âuntil his death in November 1716. During this time he also became a familiar at the court in Berlin of the elector of Brandenburg (later King of Prussia) and at the imperial court in Vienna. This paper traces the important relationships that developed between Leibniz and a number of the ladies of these courts.