amelia sophia eleanor of great britain

HRH Princess Amelia Sophie of Great Britain (nicknamed Emily) (10 July, 1711 - 31 October, 1786), was the second daughter of George II of Great Britain. Born in Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover, Germany, she lived with her father until his death in 1760. She was the intended wife of Frederick II of Prussia until his father forced him to marry Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Bevern in 1733. In 1761, she became the owner of Gunnersbury Estate, Middlesex, and at some time between 1777 and 1784, commissioned a bath house—extended as a folly by a subsequent owner of the land in the 19th Century—which still stands today with a Grade II English Heritage listing and is known as "Princess Amelia's Bathhouse". She also owned a property in Cavendish Square, Soho, London, where she died unmarried. She was buried in the Henry VII Lady Chapel in Westminster Abbey. Amelia Island in Florida, United States is named for her, as is Amelia County in Virginia, United States.

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