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After a year and a half of happy marriage, Charlotte died after delivering a stillborn son. Charlotte's death set off tremendous mourning among the British, who had seen her as a sign of hope and a contrast to both her unpopular father and mentally ill grandfather.
Jun 21, 2021 · On November 6, 1817, at 2:30 a.m., Princess Charlotte died at 21 years old, and tragically, Prince Leopold slept as his wife was dying because he had taken an opiate. They buried her and her son at St. George's Chapel on November 19, 1817 (via the National Trust Organization ).
Feb 19, 2020 · Articles. Revolutions. 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
Jun 4, 2020 · Instead, on the evening of 5th November, after two days of labour, Charlotte passed away after giving birth to a stillborn son, the would-be Prince. The birth was made more difficult by the advice of her accoucher, who forbade her from eating, refused her an obstetrician, and declined to use forceps (it is believed that both mother and child ...
- Tatler
Sep 11, 2018 · Princess Charlotte, the only legitimate granddaughter of George III, died five hours following childbirth, in November 1817. The baby also died. The obstetrician, Sir Richard Croft, committed suicide. Charlotte's death changed history and led to the conception, birth and reign of Queen Victoria.
- Ernest I. Kohorn
- 11 September 2018
- 2018
- 125, Issue11
When the Princess’s labour began, on 3 November 1817, she was significantly overdue and a long and difficult delivery resulted in the birth of a still-born son two days later. After the birth Princess Charlotte initially appeared to recover, but due to complications she died five hours later in the early hours of 6 November.
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.
