Saraband — For Dead Lovers

Both the book and the film are based on the true (though dramatized) story of (1666–1726):

: She was forced into a loveless marriage with her cousin, Prince George Louis of Hanover, who later became King George I of Great Britain . Saraband for Dead Lovers

: The gothic rock band Sex Gang Children released a track titled "Saraband for Dead Lovers" on their 2002 album Bastard Art! . Both the book and the film are based

: Feeling isolated in the Hanoverian court, she fell in love with a Swedish mercenary, Count Philip Christoph von Königsmark . Prince George Louis of Hanover

: Their plan to flee was discovered, leading to the mysterious disappearance (and presumed murder) of Königsmark and the lifelong imprisonment of Sophia Dorothea in Ahlden House. Musical Adaptations