charlotte ruined her relations with sophia when she admitted that she had married charles louis against her own wishes, saying that she would have preferred several others over this 'jealous old man'. soon it was charlotte who became jealous of sophie who seemed to be on much better terms with charles louis. charlotte felt herself excluded from their conversations and never understood their jokes. as a result of her unhappy marriage, charlotte's children were sent to live with their paternal aunt sophia in hanover.