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Augusta, Princess Dowager of Wales: Her Son Became George III
She was thirty-one and pregnant when her husband died. She would never be queen beside him. Their twelve-year-old son was now next in line.
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Anne of Hanover: Receiving Officials on the Day Her Husband Died
She received officials from her bed on the day her husband died. Their son was three. The business of government had already reached her.
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Sophia Dorothea of Celle: A Prisoner While George I Was Crowned
Her ex husband was being crowned King of Great Britain. She was still his prisoner. Their son was already Prince of Wales. She was forbidden to see him.
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Louise of Great Britain: Married Before She Met Her Husband
Louise was eighteen when she left London to marry a man she had never met. At her first wedding, her brother would stand in his place. The bride had to make the journey; the bridegroom could send his authority on paper.
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Louise of Denmark: Neither Proposed Husband Was at the Altar
She was twenty-two when she married a duke from a small German court. A British prince had once been proposed for her, and a candidate for the Swedish throne. Neither of them was waiting at the altar.
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Isobel Stewart of Kinlochmoidart: A Prince Came to Stay
A prince came to stay. Within little more than a year the house had been burned by the troops of a king, and her husband was dead.
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Sophia Dorothea of Celle: Thirty-Two Years in Ahlden Castle
His wife had an affair and was imprisoned for thirty-two years. In 1714 he became King of Great Britain. He kept a mistress throughout their marriage without consequence. His mistress claimed the titles and wealth of a kingdom while his wife remained locked inside a castle she was not permitted to leave.