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Sophia Dorothea Of Celle

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Gender Female
Death297 years ago
Date of birth September 15,1666
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born Celle
Germany
Date of died November 13,1726
DiedAhlden
Germany
Spouse George I of Great Britain
Parents George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse
Children George II of Great Britain
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
BooksMemoirs of Sophia Dorothea, Consort of George I. : Chiefly from the Secret Archives of Hanover, Brunswick, Berlin, and Vienna; Including a Diary of the Conversations of Illustrious Personages of Those Courts . . . with Letters and Other Documents
Job Politician
Socialite
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Date of Upd.
ID641881
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Sophia Dorothea Of Celle Life story


Sophia Dorothea of Celle was the repudiated wife of future King George I of Great Britain, and mother of George II. The union with her first cousin was an arranged marriage of state, instigated by the machinations of his mother, Sophia of Hanover.

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