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Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (7 January 1796 – 6 November 1817) was the only child of George, Prince of Wales (later George IV), and Caroline of Brunswick. She was expected to ascend the British throne after the deaths of her grandfather, George III, and her father, but died in childbirth at the age of 21, predeceasing them both.
Feb 19, 2020 · Princess Charlotte: The Tragic Life of Britain’s Lost Queen. Anne Stott. 19 Feb 2020. On the morning of Thursday 7 January 1796, the German princess, Caroline of Brunswick, gave birth to what the baby’s father, George, Prince of Wales described as “an immense girl”.
- Anne Stott
Princess Charlotte of Wales (7 January 1796 – 6 November 1817) was the only child of George, Prince of Wales (eldest son of King George III, later to become King George IV) and Caroline of Brunswick. Had Charlotte outlived her father and her grandfather, she would have become Queen, but she died following childbirth at the age of 21.
Princess Charlotte (1796-1817) was the only child of George, Prince of Wales, later George IV (1762-1830) and Princess Caroline of Brunswick (1768-1821). After her parents separated, she joined the Prince of Wales’ household at Carlton House and then was taken to live at the Lower Lodge, Windsor Castle, from 1805 onwards.
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (1796-1817) was the original ‘people’s princess.’ As heir to the throne of George III, Charlotte was seen as the hope of the nation. Following her marriage in 1816 to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, the couple settled into happy married life at Claremont.
Charlotte Augusta, Princess (1796–1817). The daughter of George, prince of Wales, and Caroline of Brunswick, Charlotte bore the brunt of the hatred between her parents, who separated shortly after her birth.
The Princess initially lived at Carlton House with her father (and mother who primarily resided there until 1798), but moved with her own modest household to Shrewsbury House, Shooter’s Hill, in 1799 and then in 1805 to Lower Lodge, Windsor, with the remainder of her time spent at Warwick House.
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