The Love of an Uncrowned Queen: Sophie Dorothea, Consort of George I, and Her Correspondence with Philip Christopher, Count Königsmarck
1900
The Love of an Uncrowned Queen: Sophie Dorothea, Consort of George I, and Her Correspondence with Philip Christopher, Count Königsmarck
1900
Biographies, History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750), History - European, History - Royalty
The Love of an Uncrowned Queen, published in 1900 by W. H. Wilkins, is a historical biography of Sophie Dorothea of Celle, the consort of George I of Great Britain. It chronicles her life from her disputed birth to her tragic romance with Count Königsmarck, revealed through their correspondence. Wilkins details the court intrigues of Celle and Hanover that influenced her fate, along with the discovery and authentication of their love letters, providing insight into the political landscape of the time.
