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Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle (15 September 1666 – 13 November 1726) was the repudiated wife of future King George I of Great Britain.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.
George was born on 28 May 1660 in the city of Hanover in the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Holy Roman Empire. [b] He was the eldest son of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and his wife, Sophia of the Palatinate. Sophia was the granddaughter of King James I of England, through her mother, Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia. [3]
The press vilified George for his extravagance and luxury at a time of war and portrayed Caroline as a wronged wife. [26] She was cheered in public and gained plaudits for her "winning familiarity" and easy, open nature. [20] George was dismayed at her popularity and his own unpopularity, and felt trapped in a loveless marriage with a woman he ...
Melusine moved with him to England, and on 18 July 1716 was created for life Duchess of Munster, Marchioness of Dungannon, Countess of Dungannon and Baroness Dundalk, in the Peerage of Ireland. On 19 March 1719 she was further created Duchess of Kendal , Countess of Feversham and Baroness Glastonbury , in the Peerage of Great Britain . [ 2 ]
The Royal Marriages Act 1772 (12 Geo. 3.c. 11) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which prescribed the conditions under which members of the British royal family could contract a valid marriage, in order to guard against marriages that could diminish the status of the royal house.
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Son of George I and Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle: Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach Herrenhausen Gardens 22 August 1705 [b] 8 children until 20 November 1737 25 October 1760 Kensington Palace Aged 76 Son of George I George III [7] George William Frederick 25 October 1760 [h] – 29 January 1820 (59 years, 97 days) Until 1801: 1801 ...
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