Contents

Preface

Book One: Youth 1766–1783

1. Early Days

2. Growing Up

3. The Younger Ones

4. Adolescence

Book Two: Experience 1783–1797

5. Brothers and Sisters

6. Fear

7. Hope

8. Despond

Book Three: Scandal 1798–1810

9. In Spirits

10. Agitation

11. Outcry

12. Passion

Book Four: Maturity 1810–1822

13. Breaking Up

14. Emancipation

15. Daughters in Distress

16. Princesses at Large

Book Five: Piano Piano 1822–1857

17. Royal – Queenly Dowager

18. Elizabeth – The Largesse of a Landgravine

19. Augusta – A Princess for All Seasons

20. Sophia – The Little Gypsy

21. Mary – Last of the Line

Family Tree

Select Bibliography

Notes

Footnotes

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