Born the only child of the Duke George William of Brunswick-Lüneburg in 1666, Sophia Dorothea was illegitimate. Her mother was the Duke’s long standing mistress, Éléonore Marie d’Esmier d’Olbreuse, an exiled French Protestant aristocrat. They weren’t even supposed to be together, and Sophia Dorothea was not supposed to exist. George William was supposed to marry […]
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La Petite Struensee
In an earlier post, we told the story of the tragic Caroline Matilda of Great Britain. She had an affair with her deranged husband’s doctor and had a child by him. (For more on that story, please see this post: http://www.historynaked.com/princess-caroline-matilda-unhappily-ever/ ) She was sent in to exile and never saw her children again. What […]
Princess Caroline Matilda- Unhappily Ever After
Despite what the fairy tales tell you, the life of a princess is not happily ever after. A prime example of this is the life of Princess Caroline Matilda of Great Britain. She was born on July 22, 1751 the daughter of the Frederick, the Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. In keeping […]
The Delicate Investigation
George, the Prince Regent of England and the soon to be George IV, hated his wife. I don’t mean they didn’t get on well together, I mean he loathed the sight of her. When Caroline of Brunswick was introduced to her future husband, George embraced her then retreated to the other side of the room […]
The Darien Scheme
Written on February 29, 2016 by ER at 11:41 AM | 1
Americas, Central America, ER, Northern Europe, Scotland
Americas, Central America, ER, Northern Europe, Scotland
Scottish settlement in America brings to mind Nova Scotia or any of the original thirteen colonies. There was one Scottish settlement which is much less known, but is just as important if not more so. Since the crowns of England and Scotland had been united under James I, the fortunes of the two countries were […]