Person    | Female  Born 1744  Died 1818

Queen Charlotte

Categories: Royalty

Countries: Germany

Charlotte Sophia, Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz married King George III in 1761, 2 weeks before their coronation and only a few hours after meeting him. Produced many children in between nursing her mad husband. Died in the Dutch House at what is now Kew Gardens.

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Queen Charlotte

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Queen Charlotte

This statue thought in the nineteenth century to be of Queen Anne is now wide...

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Samuel Whitbread - royal visit

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