Sophie Dorothea of Braunschweig-Lüneburg

Readers will already know of the strong links between Handel and King George I, which have been already widely explored. What is less known, however, is the influence of another figure in the background who though certainly less talked about, in her lifetime enjoyeda considerableinfluence thatcannot be overestimated. This figure is Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenberg, the…