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  1. Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle (15 September 1666 – 13 November 1726) was the repudiated wife of future King George I of Great Britain.

  2. Oct 3, 2017 · Sophia Dorothea was born in Celle, Germany on September 15, 1666 to George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and his mistress, a Frenchwoman, Éléonore Marie Desmier d’Olbreuse. Éléonore met George William in 1664 and the Duke immediately fell in love with her, cementing her German relocation.

  3. Sophia Dorothea was the wife of George Louis, elector of Hanover (George I of Great Britain), who accused her of infidelity and imprisoned her for 32 years. The only child of George William, duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle, by a Huguenot lady named Eleanore d’Olbreuze, she was married, for.

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  4. Feb 21, 2023 · Sophia Dorothea of Celle was the wife of the future King George I of England, yet this fairy-tale existence turned to tragedy early on. From a horrific betrayal to a 300-year-old murder mystery that is unsolved to this day, Sophia's life is not one you want to miss.

  5. Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (26 March [O.S. 16 March] 1687 – 28 June 1757) was Queen in Prussia and Electress of Brandenburg during the reign of her husband, King Frederick William I, from 1713 to 1740. She was the mother of Frederick the Great (King Frederick II of Prussia).

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  7. Oct 30, 2014 · In November 1682, George and Sophia Dorothea were married in Celle Castle. The marriage produced two children; a son, George Augustus, and a daughter, Sophia Dorothea of Hanover. However, George...

  8. Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle (15 September 1666 – 13 November 1726) was the repudiated wife of future King George I of Great Britain.

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