The love of an uncrowned queen : $b Sophie Dorothea, consort of George I, and her correspondence with Philip Christopher, Count KönigsmarckWilkins, W. H. (William Henry)
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The love of an uncrowned queen : $b Sophie Dorothea, consort of George I, and her correspondence with Philip Christopher, Count Königsmarck
Wilkins, W. H. (William Henry)
Königsmarck, Christopher von, 1665-1694; Sophia Dorothea, consort of George I, King of Great Britain, 1666-1726
In her letter of June 23, 1692, In his despatches of this time
the Princess mentions that Prince Colt also mentions that Prince Max
Max is staying with the court of was staying with the Duke of Celle
Celle at Brockhausen. at Brockhausen, he being in
disgrace with his father because of
the Moltke affair.
“You have been dancing at Colt’s From Colt’s _Despatch_, Hanover,
_fête_.”—_Königsmarck to the June 20, 1692, we learn that on
Princess_, Venlo, July 5/15. Sunday, the 18th, he gave a great
“diversion,” which the Duke and
Duchess and all the court attended.
“I am grieved you are displeased
because I went to Monsieur Colt’s
_fête_, but I could not avoid
going; they pressed me so
much.”—_The Princess to
Königsmarck_, Brockhausen, (?) July
2, 1692.
“What was the day of the
_fête_?”—_Königsmarck to the
Princess_, Dist, July 5/15.
“Sunday was the _fête_ I spoke to
you about.”—_The Princess to
Königsmarck_, Celle, July 13/23,
1692.
“They say the Electress of “Moltke was executed on Monday,
Brandenburg is at Luisburg on a and the court of Hanover has gone
visit to her parents.”—_The to Luisburg to be out of the
Princess to Königsmarck_, Celle, way.”—Colt’s _Despatch_, Hanover,
July 18/28, 1692. July 18, 1692.
“The floods still detain us here “The extraordinary floods have kept
unfortunately.”—_The Princess to the Duke from Celle.”—Colt’s
Königsmarck_, July 2, 1692. _Despatch_, July 4, 1692.
“We start to-morrow for “The Duke since his return
Celle.”—_The Princess to hither....”—Colt’s _Despatch_,
Königsmarck_, Brockhausen, July 7, Celle, July 11, 1692.
1692.
Her next letter, July 9, is dated
from Celle.
“My Lord Portland showed me much Colt mentions in his despatches
favour, and assured me the King that Lord Portland was with the
held me in his King in Flanders during the
esteem.”—_Königsmarck to the campaign of 1692.
Princess_, Wavern, August 14/24,
1692.
“The Duke of Celle has lost a “The Duke here is really very much
great many men [in the Battle of troubled for the loss of his troops
Steinkirk].”—_Königsmarck to the in the late action.”—Colt’s
Princess_, from the camp near _Despatch_, Celle, August 5, 1692.
Wavern, about August 5, 1692.
The Princess, to Königsmarck, in a “This court [Celle] will the next
letter from Celle, August 6/16, week remove from hence, the Duke to
1692, notifies the movements of the follow his hunting, and the Duchess
court, and says in two days she goes to Wiesbaden, near Mayence,
will accompany her mother to for her health.”—Colt’s _Despatch_,
Wiesbaden (which she does). Celle, August 5, 1692.
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