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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 · Early in 1817 Charlotte became pregnant. On 3 November, about two weeks overdue, she went into labour. She was supervised by the obstetrician Sir Richard Croft, whose philosophy was to let nature take its course rather than intervene. After 50 hours of labour, she gave birth to a stillborn son.
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Nov 23, 2008 · Princess Charlotte died giving birth to a nine pound son after two days in labor. The event resulted in a triple tragedy after her obstetrician committed suicide as a result of the botched delivery. Her death changed obstetrics forever.
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 ...
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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.
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May 4, 2023 · She was Charlotte of Wales, the only child of the debauched prince regent, later George IV, and she died in 1817 at the age of just 21. Although her passing shook the nation and brought the crown to its knees, during the intervening two centuries Charlotte has largely been forgotten.
