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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.
The Prince of Wales, know as Prinny, was a well known womaniser and at the age of 17 he had an affair with an actress Mary Robinson. When he was 23 he fell in love with a beautiful Catholic, Mrs Fitzherbert. He was so besotted with her that he persuaded her to go through with a secret marriage.
Apr 6, 2023 · Princess of Wales, or Tywysoges Cymru in Welsh, is a courtesy titled that has been used for centuries. Typically held by the wife of the heir apparent to the English (later British) throne, the...
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Nov 29, 2022 · Catherine is the eleventh wife of a British heir to the throne to become The Princess of Wales, since the mid 1300s. Before then, the title was used by some Welsh princesses, including Eleanor...
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Jul 19, 1998 · Caroline of Brunswick-Lüneburg 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. The daughter of Charles William Ferdinand, duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Caroline married George (then prince of Wales) on April 8,
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The Princess of Wales, painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller in 1716 George Augustus sailed to England in September 1714, and Caroline and two of her daughters followed in October. [ 28 ] Her journey across the North Sea from The Hague to Margate was the only sea voyage she took in her life. [ 29 ]
Caroline of Brunswick (17 May 1768 – 7 August 1821) was the wife of King George IV. Her parents were Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick and Princess Augusta of Great Britain. Caroline married George on 8 April 1795, when he was the Prince of Wales. That made Caroline the Princess of Wales.
