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The royal princesses of England, from the reign of George the first
The royal princesses of England from the reign of George the first Author:Matthew Hall Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 80 AMELIA SOPHIA ELEANOKA OF HANOVER, SECOND DAUGHTEK OP GEOEGE II. Her birth—Comes to England—Inoculated by Dr. Mead—Letters o Countess Pomfret, from ... more »Bath — Character of Amelia Sophia—Her illness—Drawing-room—Over-fatigues herself—Story of the Royal post-bag—Amelia drinks the waters of Bath—Lady Wigtown—Match proposed for her—Dukes of Grafton and Newcastle— Amelia's opinion of them—Swift's character of Grafton—Duke takes too great freedom in his behaviour to the Princess—Card-playing at Court—Duke of Cumberland resigns-—Princess interferes in politics —Does not enjoy the King's confidence—Employed by the Ministry —Betrays her brother's secrets to the Queen—Lawsuit respecting Richmond Park—Death of the Princess Caroline—Death ofElizabeth Caroline and Princess of Orange—Allowance intended for Amelia— Does not receive it—Death of the King—His daughter sent for— Will of George II.—Conduct of Princess—Lives at Gunnersbury— Influence in George III.'s marriage—Her masculine habits—Anecdote of a snuff-box—Presentiment concerning her own death—Dies at an advanced age—Buried in Henry VII.'s Chapel. This Princess was born on the 10th of June, 1711, and accompanied her mother and sisters to England on the accession of her grandfather George I. It was Caroline of Anspach who had the courage to adopt the new fashion of inoculating for the small-pox in the case of her own children. The beneficial effects of this practice had been remarked by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu when staying in Constantinople; and, in consequence of her report, Dr. Mead was ordered by their Majesties to inoculate six criminals under sentence of death, but whose lives were spared for this experiment. It proved suecessful; and in the following year, 1721, tho Princesses were inoculated, Amelia Sophia being then ...« less