Sophia Dorothea of Celle
Noble person
1666 – 1726
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Who was Sophia Dorothea of Celle?
Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick and Luneburg was the wife and cousin of George Louis, Elector of Hanover, later George I of Great Britain, and mother of George II through an arranged marriage of state, instigated by the machinations of Duchess Sophia of Hanover. She is best remembered for her alleged affair with Philip Christoph von Königsmarck that led to her being imprisoned in the Castle of Ahlden for the last thirty years of her life.
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- Born
- Sep 15, 1666
Celle - Parents
- Spouses
- George I of Great Britain
(1682/11 - 1694)
- George I of Great Britain
- Children
- Died
- Nov 13, 1726
Ahlden
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on July 23, 2013
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