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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 4, 2020 · The popular heir to the throne - the glamorous Regency royal, Princess Charlotte of Wales, was due to give birth to her first child with her new husband, Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
- Tatler
Feb 19, 2020 · Aftermath of her death. The country went into shocked mourning for its “people’s princess”. The grief was compounded by a succession crisis and Charlotte’s middle-aged uncles entered hasty marriages to ensure the continuance of the dynasty.
- Anne Stott
Sep 11, 2018 · Princess Charlotte, the only legitimate granddaughter of George III, died five hours following childbirth, in November 1817. The baby also died. The obstetrician, Sir Richard Croft, committed suicide. Charlotte's death changed history and led to the conception, birth and reign of Queen Victoria.
- Ernest I. Kohorn
- 11 September 2018
- 2018
- 125, Issue11
Mar 2, 2023 · On November 6, 1817, the first Princess Charlotte of Wales died unexpectedly at age 21. Her death set off a royal succession crisis that forever altered history, not to mention a protracted period of national mourning that temporarily paralyzed Britain.
Princess Charlotte’s untimely death deeply affected her family. Prince Leopold was distraught, and the Princess of Wales (who, living on the continent, had not seen her daughter since 1814) reportedly fainted upon hearing the news.
How did Princess Charlotte die? The Princess suffered a miscarriage during the summer of 1816 but by April 1817, not long after her 21st birthday, Albert informed the Prince Regent that she...
