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Princess Anne: A Son Born and Buried the Same Day
She was twenty-two, and both her little girls were already dead. They had died six days apart. Now she had given birth to a son. He would be buried that same day.
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Mary Stuart: Told at Fifteen Whom She Would Marry
Mary was fifteen when her father took her aside to tell her whom she would marry. Negotiations had begun years earlier. The match was finally settled. The congratulations would begin the following day.
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Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt: Consenting to Her Husband's Second Marriage
He wanted his wife's consent to marry another woman. Frederica Louisa agreed, on terms that included the payment of her debts. She would remain his queen while somebody else became his bride.
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Sophia of Hanover: Named in the Law, She Almost Wore the Crown
Her parents had lost a crown before she was born. At seventy, Sophia of Hanover was named in the law that would decide who wore another. She almost lived long enough to wear it herself.