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Jun 7, 2024 · George Louis of Brunswick-Lüneburg was the son of Ernest Augustus, elector of Hanover, and Sophia of the Palatinate, a granddaughter of King James I of England. George married his cousin Sophia Dorothea of Celle in 1682, but in 1694, accusing her of infidelity, he divorced her and imprisoned her in the castle of Ahlden, where she died 32 years ...
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (March 26, 1687 – June 28, 1757) was Queen in Prussia and Electress of Brandenburg during the reign of her husband, King Friedrich Wilhelm I, from February 25, 1713 to May 31, 1740. Sophia Dorothea was born on March 26, 1687 in Hanover.
Princess Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, Queen consort of Prussia. Sophia Dorothea. Birth. 16.3.1687 in Hanover, Principality of Calenberg. Death. 28.6.1757 in Monbijou Palace, Berlin (70 years) Father. King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. Mother.
Oct 3, 2017 · A daughter, named Sophia Dorothea for her mother, was born in Hanover in March 1687. Ernest Augustus. It was around this time that George Ludwig properly took a mistress, Melusine van der Schulenberg. Sophia Dorothea discovered the affair while pregnant and didn’t shy away from complaining to her husband that his behavior was unacceptable.
Dec 4, 2019 · In the end, he died on 31 May 1740 in his eldest son’s arms as Sophia Dorothea was being led from the death bed. Despite his often harsh treatment of her, Sophia Dorothea was deeply affected by her husband’s death. When she later addressed her son as “Your Majesty,” he interrupted her and said, “Always call me your son; that title is ...
Sophie Dorothea of Hanover – A Life in Service to the Crown . When Sophie Dorothea was born in Hanover on March 26, 1687, her parents’ marriage had already broken down (her father, Georg Ludwig of Hanover, was only interested in his mistresses). When his wife fell in love with a count three years later it caused a gigantic scandal.
May 29, 2018 · Sophia Dorothea (1666–1726). Divorced wife of George I. Sophia Dorothea married her cousin George in 1682, but in 1694 was surprised in a rendezvous with her lover Count Königsmarck. He was never seen again, and she was divorced and honourably confined at the castle of Ahlden in Celle until her death. Her infidelity allowed the Jacobites to ...
