Sophia Dorothea of Celle

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German noble duchess historical figure noblewoman

Sophia Dorothea of Celle was a German noblewoman and Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, best known as the estranged wife of the future King George I of Great Britain and for her long imprisonment following their scandalous marital breakdown.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Sophia Dorothea 2
Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg 1
Georg Ludwig 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German noble ⓘ
duchess ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
allegedLover Philip Christoph von Königsmarck ⓘ
associatedWith Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form: Electorate of Hanover

George I of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form: King George I of Great Britain
birthDate 1666-09-15 ⓘ
birthPlace Celle ⓘ
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
burialPlace Celle ⓘ
causeOfSeparation marital breakdown ⓘ
child George II of Great Britain ⓘ
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
deathDate 1726-11-13 ⓘ
deathPlace Ahlden ⓘ
Ahlden Castle ⓘ
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form: Electorate of Hanover
durationOfImprisonment approximately 32 years ⓘ
endOfImprisonment 1726 ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
father George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
fullName Sophia Dorothea of Celle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle
givenName Sophia Dorothea of Celle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sophia Dorothea
knownFor estranged wife of George I of Great Britain ⓘ
long-term imprisonment following marital scandal ⓘ
language German ⓘ
marriageEnd 1694-12-28 ⓘ
marriageStart 1682-11-21 ⓘ
marriageType arranged marriage ⓘ
mother Eleonore d’Esmier d’Olbreuse ⓘ
motherTongue German ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Hanover ⓘ
surface form: House of Brunswick-Lüneburg
notableEvent imprisonment at Ahlden Castle ⓘ
politicalSignificance marriage helped consolidate Brunswick-Lüneburg territories ⓘ
positionHeld consort of the Elector of Hanover ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
residence Ahlden Castle ⓘ
Celle Castle ⓘ
Hanover ⓘ
spouse George I of Great Britain ⓘ
startOfImprisonment 1694 ⓘ
title Sophia Dorothea of Celle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Electress of Hanover ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Philip Christoph von Königsmarck → associatedWith → Sophia Dorothea of Celle ⓘ
George I of Great Britain → birthName → Sophia Dorothea of Celle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Georg Ludwig
Eleonore d’Esmier d’Olbreuse → child → Sophia Dorothea of Celle ⓘ
George I of Great Britain → child → Sophia Dorothea of Celle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sophia Dorothea, Queen in Prussia
George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg → child → Sophia Dorothea of Celle ⓘ
Ahlden → confinementLocationOf → Sophia Dorothea of Celle ⓘ
George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg → fatherOf → Sophia Dorothea of Celle ⓘ
Sophia Dorothea of Celle → fullName → Sophia Dorothea of Celle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle
Sophia Dorothea of Celle → givenName → Sophia Dorothea of Celle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sophia Dorothea
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover → givenName → Sophia Dorothea of Celle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sophia Dorothea
Princess Caroline of Great Britain → grandmother → Sophia Dorothea of Celle ⓘ
Ahlden Castle → hasInmate → Sophia Dorothea of Celle ⓘ
George II of Great Britain → mother → Sophia Dorothea of Celle ⓘ
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover → mother → Sophia Dorothea of Celle ⓘ
Eleonore d’Esmier d’Olbreuse → motherOf → Sophia Dorothea of Celle ⓘ
Philip Christoph von Königsmarck → romanticPartner → Sophia Dorothea of Celle ⓘ
George I of Great Britain → spouse → Sophia Dorothea of Celle ⓘ
Sophia Dorothea of Celle → title → Sophia Dorothea of Celle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg