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The Princess of Wales opposed the match between her daughter and the Prince of Orange, and had great public support: when Charlotte went out in public, crowds would urge her not to abandon her mother by marrying the Prince of Orange.
Feb 19, 2020 · Caroline, Princess of Wales, and Princess Charlotte by Sir Thomas Lawrence, c. 1801 (Credit: Buckingham Palace). Princess Charlotte was the child of a broken marriage and from the time she was three, she never lived with either of her parents.
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Jan 11, 2015 · CHARLOTTE’S PATERNAL AUNT. Mary (25 April 1776 – 30 April 1857) fourth daughter of George III of the United Kingdom and Charlotte of Mecklenburg – Strelitz, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Charlotte’s paternal aunt. Picture: Princess Mary by Sir Thomas Lawrence, c. 1817 – 1830, Royal Collection
Had Charlotte outlived her father and her grandfather, she would have become Queen, but she died following childbirth at the age of 21. She had a rebellious adolescence and after a number of dramatic romances married Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld on 2 May 1816.
In June 1831, he became king of the Belgians, fifteen years after Charlotte's death, he married Louise-Marie, daughter of Louis-Philippe of France and they had four children, one of whom was named Charlotte in her honour.
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In May 1816, she was married to Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, afterwards King of the Belgians. The Regent hated the marriage, for he had always wanted the Prince of Orange for a son-in-law.