Sophia Dorothea of Celle

Sophia Dorothea of Celle was the repudiated wife of George I, King 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. She is best remembered for her alleged affair with Philip Christoph von Königsmarck that led to her being imprisoned in the Castle of Ahlden for the last thirty years of her life. Born: 15 September 1666 in Celle Died: 13 November 1726 in Ahlden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_Dorothea_of_Celle