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Signature. 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 ...
Feb 19, 2020 · 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”. The baby’s grandfather, King George III, and the country at large, were delighted that after 36 years into the king’s reign, there was at last ...
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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. She had a rebellious adolescence and after a number of ...
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Description. Lawrence was the most fashionable and also the greatest portraitist of his generation. He was made Principal Painter to George III in 1792 after Reynolds’s death, and received occasional commissions; however it was only after 1814 that George IV began to employ him in earnest. This portrait of Princess Charlotte relates closely ...
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The care of Princess Charlotte was prudently considered but the Prince of Wales relied heavily upon the advice of his mother, Queen Charlotte. In one letter to the Queen in 1796, the Prince of Wales wrote ‘Your choice & your opinion will ever guide mine, & I am so delighted indeed at the account you give me of Miss [Frances] Garth [for the position of Sub-Governess]’.
