Memoirs of the Court of England, From the Revolution in 1688 to the Death of George the Second 3
Memoirs of the Court of England, From the Revolution in 1688 to the Death of George the Second 3
Jesse, John Heneage, 1815-1874
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— His verses on the Princess, — Her answer. —Her death in 1786. Amelia Sophia Eleonora^ second daughter of Gteorge the Second and his Queen, was born at the palace of Herenhausen in Hanover, on the 10th of June, 1711. She was handsome and accomplished, and though she showed a determi- nation to lead a life of celibacy, by refusing offers of marriage from several German Princes, is said to have been far from indifferent to admi* ration. The Dukes of Newcastle * and Grafton f * Thomas Pelham Duke... of Newcastle, the celebrated mi- nister. f Charles Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton, grandson of Charles the Second, was bom on the 2dth of October, 1683, and conse- quently was twenty-eight years older than the Princess. VOL. Ill, P 210 AMELIA SOPHIA, were rivals for her favour ; the former apparently from motives of vanity^ and a desire to advance his own interests ; the latter, it is believed, with more sincerity, and with better success. The favour with which the Princess received the attentions of the Duke of Grafton was the source of great annoyance to Queen Caroline, who per- sonally disliked the Duke, not only for his pre- sumption in addressing her daughter as a lover, but on account of other liberties, which he was accustomed to take in conversation with herself.
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