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Mar 1, 2022 · 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. Matthew Dennison traces the rise of George II's brilliant wife... Published: March 1, 2022 at 6:05 AM.
Oct 3, 2017 · Virtue and Science! Lo they both unite, And blaze in Caroline with matchless light! Find out more about this clever Queen by visiting the exhibition, Enlightened Princesses at Kensington Palace until November 12th. By Dr Joanna Marschner. Senior Curator. Kings and queens Georgian Kensington Palace Queen Caroline Georgian.
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.
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 ...
Philosopher Queen. The First Iron Lady: A Life of Caroline of Ansbach. By Matthew Dennison. William Collins 400pp £25. Wilhelmina Caroline of Ansbach went far. ‘Born to high-ranking obscurity’ in the southern German town of Ansbach, on 1 March 1683, she died at St James’s Palace in London in November 1737.
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.
Queen Caroline of Ansbach was the most powerful consort in British history—but she used that power to enact an unspeakably vicious revenge. Caroline Of Ansbach Facts. 1. She Was A Juggernaut. As Queen Consort of Britain, Caroline of Ansbach’s job was to sit back and be supportive of her King, George II. Well, that’s not what happened.
