The love of an uncrowned queen, Sophie Dorothea, consort of George 1., and her correspondence with Philip Christopher, count Königsmarck (now first published from the originals) by . Nevermind, Sophie Dorothea will avenge us all ; she is a littlecanaille, and we shall see. This, to put it mildly, shows a loose moral view on thepart of the Duchess Sophia, to say nothing of the coarsenessof expression. Her prophecy about the little Princess didnot seem very likely of fulfilment then. The death ofAugustus P>ederick of Wolfenblittel left the field open, andan alliance with the great
The love of an uncrowned queen, Sophie Dorothea, consort of George 1., and her correspondence with Philip Christopher, count Königsmarck (now first published from the originals) by . Nevermind, Sophie Dorothea will avenge us all ; she is a littlecanaille, and we shall see. This, to put it mildly, shows a loose moral view on thepart of the Duchess Sophia, to say nothing of the coarsenessof expression. Her prophecy about the little Princess didnot seem very likely of fulfilment then. The death ofAugustus P>ederick of Wolfenblittel left the field open, andan alliance with the great House of Eiineburg-Celle waseagerly courted. The beauty and wealth of Sophie Dorothea,though she was only just in her teens, made her a desirablebride, and it was no longer the sons of the nobility whosought her hand, but princes of the reigning Houses ofEurope. K cousin of William of Orange, Henry Casimirof Nassau-Dietz, was one of them ; for another, the Dukeof Celle had almost arranged a match for his daughter withPrince George of Denmark (afterwards the husband of of England) when the Queen of Denmark interposed,.and, with much violence and many expletives, broke off THE WISDOM OF SERPENTS 27 match. This lady had once received Eleonore at dinner, buthad refused her the kiss of honour. In revenge, Eldonorehad commented on the badness of the Queens cuisine ; sothey were far from friends. Probably the Duchess Sophia,who was very friendly with the Queen of Denmark, had ahand in bringing- about the failure of these negotiations, forwe find her writing : Well done ! Fancy a kings son forthat bit of a bastard ! Upon my word, one has to comefrom Poitou to be so impudent 1 The gibe was of course aimed at Eleonore, who foundherself on this occasion outwitted by her sister-in-law. Upto this time Eleonores influence with her husband was notsensibly impaired. His thoughts were still engrossed withher advancement, and he first made a new treaty, by whichhis wife was all
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