Sophie Dorothea of Brünswick-Lüneburg, the ill-fated wife that King George I divorced before he went to England, had been the object of several interesting marriage possibilities before wedding George. Although the Electress Sophia had frustrated her engagement to the duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, other candidates had tried before him. These included King Carl XI of Sweden, Duke Friedrich Karl of Württemberg-Winnental, Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, as well as the aforementioned Duke August Wilhelm of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
Could she have had a happier marriage (i.e. no imprisonment) with one of these men? (Well, except the duke of Brunswick, he was reportedly gay and in love with Liselotte's half-brother, the Raugraf Karl Ludwig., but perhaps he can pull a Monsieur). What would the results have been of such a marriage?
Discuss.
Could she have had a happier marriage (i.e. no imprisonment) with one of these men? (Well, except the duke of Brunswick, he was reportedly gay and in love with Liselotte's half-brother, the Raugraf Karl Ludwig., but perhaps he can pull a Monsieur). What would the results have been of such a marriage?
Discuss.