Queen Charlotte
1744–1818
wife of George III, Victoria's grandmother
Facts
- Born:
- 19 May 1744
- Died:
- 17 November 1818 (aged 74)
Family
Husband
Children
- George IV 1762–1830
- Prince Frederick, Duke of York 1763–1827
- William IV 1765–1837
- Charlotte, Queen of Württemberg 1766–1828
- Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent 1767–1820
- Princess Augusta Sophia 1768–1840
- Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg 1770–1840
- Ernest Augustus I, King of Hanover 1771–1851
- Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex 1773–1843
- Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge 1774–1850
- Mary, Duchess of Gloucester 1776–1857
- Princess Sophia 1777–1848
- Prince Octavius 1779–1783
- Prince Alfred (son of George III) 1780–1782
- Princess Amelia 1783–1810
Life in the Almanack
- 19 May 1744 Birth of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, later wife of George III
- 8 September 1761 George III marries Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz aged 17
- 22 September 1761 Coronation of George III and Queen Charlotte in Westminster Abbey aged 17
- 19 May 1764 The eight-year-old Mozart gives a four-hour concert at court on Queen Charlotte's birthday aged 20
- 17 November 1818 Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, dies at Kew Palace aged 74
Places on the map
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