Person:Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1)

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
d.17 Nov 1818 Kew, Surrey, England
Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3] Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Alt Name[1][3] Queen Consort Charlotte Sophie
Alt Name Queen Charlotte
Alt Name Sophia Charlotte van Mecklenburg Strelitz
Gender Female
Birth[1] 19 May 1744 Mirow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany
Marriage 8 September 1761 St. James's Palace, London, Englandmarriage arranged by parents
to George III of the United Kingdom
Death[1] 17 Nov 1818 Kew, Surrey, England Kew Palace


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Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) was the Queen consort of the United Kingdom as the wife of King George III. She was also the electress consort of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire until the promotion of her husband to King of Hanover on 12 October 1814, which made her Queen consort of Hanover.

Queen Charlotte was a patroness of the arts, known to Johann Christian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, among others. She was also an amateur botanist who helped expand Kew Gardens. George III and Charlotte had 15 children, 13 of whom survived to adulthood.

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Beatty, Michael A. The English Royal Family of America: from Jamestown to the American Revolution. (McFarland, 2003), pg. 169, Secondary quality.
  2. Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. (Online: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.).
  3. 3.0 3.1 Sources conflict on the form of her name.