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| Keywords: SophiaDorothea of Celle1.jpg Sophie Dorthea Princess of Hannover and Princess of Ahlden 17th century Sophia Dorothea of Celle the daughter of George William Duke of Brunswick-Luneberg and the Huguenot Eleanor d' Olbreuze She was the wife of King Georg I of England The marriage produced two children a son named George Augustus the later king Georg II of England and a daughter Sophia Dorothea the later Queen Sophie Dorothea of Prussia Sophia Dorothea was a pretty and vivacious young woman but her boorish husband ignored her prefering to spend his time with his mistresses She consequently embarked on an affair with the handsome and dashing Swedish Count Phillip von Konigsmark Despite warnings to keep the liaison discreet she foolishly flaunted her relationship with her lover which quickly developed into a much discussed court scandal http //en wikipedia org/wiki/Image SophiaDorothea_of_Celle jpg 2007-08-13 Author this is not Sophia Dorothea The portrait represents Francesca Greppi Fani 1658-1732 a noted Roman beauty; see F Petrucci Jacob Ferdinand Voet Roma 2005 p 111 The painting should be a copy after J F Voet 1639-1689 The original is in Ariccia Rome Villa Chigi and is a part of a series of 'beauties' PD-old Jacob Ferdinand Voet Sophia Dorothea of Celle Necklaces in art Females with pearl jewellery in art Portrait paintings of women at half length 17th-century women looking at viewer in art | ||||
