Sophia Dorothea of Celle: The Princess Imprisoned for 32 Years So Her Husband Could Be King
She was locked away for thirty-two years — not for treason, not for murder — but so her husband could rule without her. Sophia Dorothea of Celle was born into German nobility and married George Louis of Hanover in 1682. The marriage was meant to strengthen dynastic power between two influential German houses. On paper, … Read more