Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) was the queen of the United Kingdom as the wife of King George III. She was queen consort of the United Kingdom from her marriage on September 8, 1761 to to death, on November 18,1818. Charlotte and George III had 15 children, of whom 13 survived to adulthood. She was the longest consort, serving 58 years. She died in 1818, and George III died two years later.
| Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |||||
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| Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Hanover | |||||
| 8 September 1761 – 17 November 1818 | |||||
| 22 September 1761 | |||||
| Born | 19 May 1744 Mirow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany | ||||
| Died | 17 November 1818 (aged 74) Kew Palace, London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | ||||
| Burial | 2 December 1818 | ||||
| Spouse | George III | ||||
| Issue | George IV Frederick, Duke of York William IV Charlotte, Princess Royal Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent Princess Augusta Sophia Princess Elizabeth Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge Princess Mary Princess Sophia Prince Octavius Prince Alfred Princess Amelia | ||||
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| House | Mecklenburg-Strelitz House of Hanover (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen | ||||
Ancestors
| Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Father: Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
Paternal grandfather: Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
Paternal great-grandfather: Adolf Friedrich I of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
| Paternal great-grandmother: Maria Katharina of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | |||
| Paternal grandmother: Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
Paternal great-grandfather: Christian Wilhelm I of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | ||
| Paternal great-grandmother: Antoine Sybille of Barby-Muhlingen | |||
| Mother: Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
Maternal grandfather: Ernest Frederick I of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
Maternal great-grandfather: Ernest III of Saxe-Hildburghausen | |
| Maternal great-grandmother: Sofie of Waldeck | |||
| Maternal grandmother: Sofie Albertine of Erbach-Erbach |
Maternal great-grandfather: Georg Ludwig I of Erbach-Erbach | ||
| Maternal great-grandmother: Amelie Katherine of Waldeck-Eisenberg |
Charlotte Of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Media
Charlotte's birth place in Mirow
Charlotte with a servant by Johann Georg Ziesenis, c. 1761
Queen Charlotte with her Two Eldest Sons, Johan Zoffany, 1765
In 1767, Francis Cotes drew a pastel of Queen Charlotte with her eldest daughter, Charlotte, Princess Royal. Lady Mary Coke called the likeness "so like that it could not be mistaken for any other person".[1]
Visit of George III to Howe's Flagship the Queen Charlotte by Henry Perronet Briggs, 1828. George and Charlotte with Admiral Howe on HMS Queen Charlotte, 1794
"Patroness of Botany, and of the Fine Arts"
Queen Charlotte in Robes of State, by Joshua Reynolds, 1779
Charlotte sat for Sir Thomas Lawrence in September 1789. His portrait of her was exhibited at the Royal Academy the following year. Reviewers thought it "a strong likeness".[a]
Queen Charlotte in her later years, painted by Stroehling, 1807, Royal Collection
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- ↑ Levey 1977, pp. 8–9.
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