Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Charlotte Mecklenburg-Strelitz, by studio of Allan Ramsay, 1762
Issue
Queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland later
of the United Kingdom and of Hanover
Reign8 September 1761 � 17 November 1818
Coronation22 September 1761
SpouseGeorge III
George IV
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
William IV
Charlotte, Queen of Württemberg
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Princess Augusta Sophia
Elizabeth, Langravine of Hesse-Homburg
Ernest Augustus I, King of Hanover
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Princess Sophia
Prince Octavius
Prince Alfred
Princess Amelia
Full nameSophia Charlotte
HouseHouse of Hanover (by marriage)
House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (by birth)
FatherCharles I Ludwig Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
MotherPrincess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Date of birth19 May 1744
Place of birthMirow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Date of death17 November 1818(age 74)
Place of deathKew Palace, London
Date of burial2 December 1818
Place of burialSt George's Chapel, Windsor

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

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Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (19 May 1744 � 17 November 1818) was the Queen consort of the United Kingdom as the wife of King George III. She was also the electress consort of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire until the promotion of her husband to King of Hanover on 12 October 1814, which made her Queen consort of Hanover.

Queen Charlotte was a patroness of the arts, known to Johann Christian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, among others. She was also an amateur botanist who helped expand Kew Gardens. George III and Charlotte had 15 children, 13 of whom survived to adulthood.

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British royalty
VacantQueen consort of Great Britain
1761 - 1801
Queen consort of Ireland
1761 - 1801
New reason=Previously Queen consort of Great Britain and of IrelandQueen consort of the United Kingdom
1801 - 1818
Vacant
Hanoverian royalty
VacantElectress of Hanover
1761 - 1814
New reason=Previously electressQueen consort of Hanover
1814 - 1818
Vacant
German royalty
Vacant
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Name Birth Death Notes
George IV 12 August 1762 26 June 1830 married 1795, Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel; had issue, but no descendants today
The Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany 16 August 1763 5 January 1827 married 1791, Princess Frederica of Prussia; no issue
William IV 21 August 1765 20 June 1837 married 1818, Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen; no surviving legitimate issue, but has illegitimate descendants
Charlotte, Princess Royal 29 September 1766 6 October 1828 married 1797, King Frederick of Württemberg; no surviving issue
The Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn 2 November 1767 23 January 1820 married 1818, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld; had issue
The Princess Augusta Sophia 8 November 1768 22 September 1840 never married, no issue
The Princess Elizabeth 22 May 1770 10 January 1840 married 1818, Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg; no issue
Ernest Augustus I of Hanover 5 June 1771 18 November 1851 married 1815, Princess Friederike of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; had issue; has descendants today
The Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex 27 January 1773 21 April 1843 (1) married in contravention of the Royal Marriages Act 1772, The Lady Augusta Murray; had issue; marriage annulled 1794
(2) married 1831, The Lady Cecilia Buggin (later 1st Duchess of Inverness); no issue
The Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge 24 February 1774 8 July 1850 married 1818, Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel; had issue; has descendants today
The Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester 25 April 1776 30 April 1857 married 1816, Prince William, Duke of Gloucester; no issue
The Princess Sophia 3 November 1777 27 May 1848 never married, no (legitimate) issue
The Prince Octavius 23 February 1779 3 May 1783 died in childhood
The Prince Alfred 22 September 1780 20 August 1782 died in childhood
The Princess Amelia 7 August 1783 2 November 1810 never married, no issue


British Royal Consorts

Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark (1952-)
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1936 �1952) * Princess Mary of Teck (1910 �1936) * Princess Alexandra of Denmark (1901 �1910) * Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1840 �1861) * Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (1830 �1837) * Duchess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1820 �1821) * Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1761 �1818) * Margravine Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1727 �1737) * Prince George of Denmark and Norway (1707 �1708)

House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

1st generationAdolphus Frederick III * Magdalene * Marie * Eleonore * Gustave Caroline * Sophie Charlotte * Charles Louis Frederick
2nd generationMarie Sophie * Magdalene * Christiane * Caroline * Adolphus Frederick IV * Elisabeth * Sophie Luise * Charles II * Ernst * Charlotte * Gotthilf * George Augustus
3rd generationCharlotte Georgine * Caroline Auguste * Georg Carl * Therese * Friedrich Carl * Louise * Frederica * George * Carl * Auguste Albertine * Charles
4th generationLuise * Frederick William * Caroline * George
5th generationFrederick William * Adolphus Frederick V * Nicholas * Helene * George Alexander * Charles Michael
6th generationMarie * Jutta * Adolphus Frederick VI * Carl Borwin * George
7th generationGeorg Alexander * Helene * Carl Gregor
8th generationElisabeth Christine * Marie Catherine * Irene * Borwin
9th generationOlga * Alexander * Michael



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