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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 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.
Born in Germany on May 17, 1768, Caroline of Brunswick was the second daughter of the duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Augusta Guelph, sister of King George III of England. The education of the fun-loving, vivacious, and outspoken Caroline did little to prepare her for a future as queen and long-suffering wife of a disreputable monarch.
Jul 19, 1998 · 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, queen of George IV, second daughter of Duke Charles William Ferdinand of Brunswick and the Princess Augusta of England, sister of George III, was born 17 May 1768.
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.
Caroline of Brunswick was born on 17 May 1768, the daughter of Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Princess Augusta Frederica of Wales, the daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales (eldest son of George II) and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. She was christened with the names Caroline Amelia Elizabeth.
