George William of Brunswick-Celle 1
Noted events in his life were: • He was a Duke of Brunswick-Celle. George married Eleanor d' Olbreuse, daughter of Alexander II d' Olbreuse and Unknown, in 1676. (Eleanor d' Olbreuse was born on 17 Jan 1639 and died in 1722.) Marriage Notes: Sophia Dorothea, was born on 15 September 1666, the only child of George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg by his long term mistress, Eleanor (1639-1722), Countess of Williamsburg, a Huguenot lady, the daughter of Alexander II d'Olbreuse, Marquess of Desmiers. George eventually married his daughter's mother officially in 1676 (they had been married morganatically previously). |