Sophia Dorothea of Celle
Wife of George I of Great Britain (1666-1726) · Germany · On the map · Politicians · Died at 60
Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle was the repudiated wife of future King George I of Great Britain.
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Sophia Dorothea with her two children, by Jacques Vaillant, ca. 1690-1691. Currently displayed at the Bomann-Museum in Celle.
Facade of the Leineschloss next to the Leine river, into which Königsmarck's corpse was probably thrown.
Rear of the three-winged Ahlden House with moat where Sophia was imprisoned for the last 30 years of her lifeAbout this person
The union with George, her first cousin, was a marriage of state, arranged by her father George William, her father-in-law the Elector of Hanover, and her mother-in-law, Electress Sophia of Hanover, first cousin of King Charles II of England.
