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Queen Charlotte

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19 May, 1744 – 17 November, 1818. Wife of George III. Queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland/ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1761 – 1818.

Queen Charlotte was born on 19 May, 1744 as Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She was the eighth and youngest child of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg and Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen.

Charlotte married King George III in September 1761 in London at the age of 17 years. The Royal couple had 15 children, two of them died at a young age.

During the King’s mental illness, which was constantly getting worse, the Queen’s personality changed as well: She got depressed and removed herself from social life. She finally died in 1818 in the presence of her eldest son. Charlotte was buried at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor.

Sources:

https://aaregistry.org/story/englands-first-black-queen-sophie-charlotte-born/

https://www.royal.uk/queen-charlotte

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews-arts-culture/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-queen-charlotte-180967373/