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Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Caroline Amelia Elizabeth; 17 May 1768 – 7 August 1821) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Queen of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until her death in 1821 as the estranged wife of King George IV. She was Princess of Wales from 1795 to 1820.
She danced at a ball in Geneva naked to the waist, and in Naples she became the mistress of King Joachim, Napoleon’s brother-in-law. In January 1820 King George III died and Prinny became King George IV and so Caroline became Queen.
Princess Caroline Elizabeth of Great Britain (10 June 1713 – 28 December 1757) was the fourth child and third daughter of King George II of Great Britain and his wife Caroline of Ansbach.
Jun 2, 2020 · On 8 th April 1795, Prince George of Wales, first son of King George III, had reluctantly married his first cousin, Princess Caroline of Brunswick. The marriage between Caroline and George was strained from the very beginning.
Aug 9, 2019 · The tale of George IV and Caroline of Brunswick, surely the worst-matched royal couple in history, is one of secret wives, scheming mistresses, spying courtiers – and scandal galore. By 6am on 19 July 1821, Westminster Hall was packed with peers and privy counsellors, waiting to process to the Abbey for the coronation of their obese, ageing ...
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Caroline of Brunswick: The Injured Queen of England. Interment of Queen Caroline in the family vault at Brunswick. On this day (25 August) in 1821, the funeral of Queen Caroline, George’s estranged wife, took place in the cathedral of her hometown of Brunswick, Germany.
Aug 3, 2024 · Caroline of Brunswick-Lüneburg (born May 17, 1768, Braunschweig [Germany]—died Aug. 7, 1821, London, Eng.) was the wife of King George IV of the United Kingdom who—like her husband, who was also her cousin—was the centre of various scandals.
