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Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline; 1 March 1683 – 20 November 1737) was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Electress of Hanover from 11 June 1727 until her death in 1737 as the wife of King George II.
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach was the wife of King George II of Great Britain (reigned 1727–60). Beautiful and intelligent, she exercised an influence over her husband that was decisive in establishing and maintaining Sir Robert Walpole as prime minister (1730–42). The daughter of a German.
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May 1, 2014 · Since the new court lacked a queen, George I’s daughter-in-law Caroline of Ansbach was able to occupy a much more prominent role than was typical for the sovereign’s daughter-in-law. Caroline was a woman very like her husband’s grandmother Sophia – intelligent, well-read, curious, and crucially, poised to become Queen of Great Britain.
Caroline of Ansbach (1683–1737)Queen of England. Name variations: Wilhelmina Carolina, Caroline the Good, Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach or Anspach. Born Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline in Ansbach, Germany, on March 1, 1683; died at St. James' Palace, London, England, on November 20, 1737; daughter of John Frederick, margrave of Brandenburg ...
Died 1 December 1937 in London. Queen Consort of England, wife of George II. Biography • Quotes • Weblinks • Literature & Sources. Caroline von Brandenburg-Ansbach, the first Hannoverian on the English throne, must have been an impressive person.
Born 1683, Ansbach [Germany] Died 1737, St James's Palace. Caroline was the daughter of John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, who died when she was three. Her mother, Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach married again (twice) but died when Caroline was thirteen.
Mar 1, 2022 · Caroline of Ansbach: why George II's remarkable queen was the first iron lady of British politics. A savvy political tactician, a schemer, a patron and a sex symbol, Caroline of Ansbach's formidable intellect and limitless ambition helped make her one of the most powerful queen-consorts in British history.
