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  1. Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (Adelaide Amelia Louise Theresa Caroline; 13 August 1792 – 2 December 1849) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Queen of Hanover from 26 June 1830 to 20 June 1837 as the wife of King William IV.

  2. Mar 15, 2017 · Learn about the life and legacy of Adelaide, the wife of King William IV of England and the mother of Queen Victoria. Discover how she coped with the loss of her children, the death of her husband, and the rise of her daughter to the throne.

  3. Feb 25, 2023 · The life of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, queen consort of William IV, is a clear example of this intertwining of personal and political. This chapter focuses on Adelaide’s experience—and lack of experience—of motherhood.

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  4. Jun 14, 2022 · Learn how Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, a German princess, became the wife of William IV, the Duke of Clarence, in 1818. Discover how they met for the first time in a London hotel and how they shaped the British monarchy.

  5. Adelaide (1792–1849), was the eldest child of George Frederick Charles, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. She married William, Duke of Clarence (1765–1837), later William IV, in 1818. William succeeded to the throne on the death of George IV, on 26 June 1830 and was in turn succeeded by his niece Queen Victoria as the couple remained childless.

  6. Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Credit – Wikipedia. On November 6, 1817, a great tragedy struck the British Royal Family. Twenty-one-year-old Princess Charlotte of Wales, the only child of George, Prince of Wales, died after delivering a stillborn son.

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  8. Queen of William IV and eldest daughter of George, Duke of Saxe-Coburg Meiningen. The untimely death of Princess Charlotte, the daughter of George, Prince Regent, in 1817 prompted the unmarried sons of George III to find brides in order to beget legitimate heirs to throne.

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