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Sophia Dorothea of Celle

1666 - 1726

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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. Sophia Dorothea is best remembered for her alleged affair with Count Philip Christoph von Königsmarck that led to her being imprisoned in the Castle of Ahlden for the last thirty years of her life. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sophia Dorothea of Celle is the 253rd most popular companion (down from 229th in 2019), the 937th most popular biography from Germany (down from 829th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular German Companion.

Sophia Dorothea of Celle is most famous for being the wife of George I of Great Britain and the mother of George II.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Sophia Dorothea of Celle ranks 253 out of 784. Before her are Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche, Amélie of Orléans, Elizabeth Alexeievna, Adelaide of Aquitaine, Catherine of Lancaster, and Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood. After her are Elizabeth of Austria, Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, Sophie of France, Constantina, Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain, and Maria Sophia of Neuburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1666, Sophia Dorothea of Celle ranks 4. Before her are Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia, Ivan V of Russia, and Guru Gobind Singh. After her are Maria Sophia of Neuburg, Stephen Gray, Marie Anne de Bourbon, Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma, John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau, Antonio Maria Valsalva, and Marie Thérèse de Bourbon. Among people deceased in 1726, Sophia Dorothea of Celle ranks 3. Before her are Isaac Newton, and Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria. After her are Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden, Michel Richard Delalande, Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Sultan Husayn, Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin, Domenico Zipoli, John Vanbrugh, Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau, and Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Sophia Dorothea of Celle ranks 937 out of 7,253. Before her are Anna Maria van Schurman (1607), Carl David Tolmé Runge (1856), Arthur Auwers (1838), Ulrich von Jungingen (1360), Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (1870), and Frei Otto (1925). After her are Edith Frank (1900), Philipp Otto Runge (1777), Helmut Schön (1915), John George III, Elector of Saxony (1647), Erich Priebke (1913), and David Fabricius (1564).

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Among COMPANIONS In Germany

Among companions born in Germany, Sophia Dorothea of Celle ranks 42. Before her are Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt (1751), Sophie of Württemberg (1818), Frederica of Baden (1781), Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Germany (1262), Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche (1846), and Elizabeth Alexeievna (1779). After her are Maria Sophia of Neuburg (1666), Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1792), Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (1715), Christina of Saxony (1461), Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1831), and Princess Wilhelmine of Baden (1788).

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