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Jul 19, 1998 · Caroline of Brunswick-Lüneburg (born May 17, 1768, Braunschweig [Germany]—died Aug. 7, 1821, London, Eng.) was the wife of King George IV of the United Kingdom who—like her husband, who was also her cousin—was the centre of various scandals. The daughter of Charles William Ferdinand, duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Caroline married George ...
Caroline of Brunswick: The Injured Queen of England. On this day (25 August) in 1821, the funeral of Queen Caroline, George’s estranged wife, took place in the cathedral of her hometown of Brunswick, Germany. Caroline had died in Hammersmith on 7 August 1821 aged 53, just three weeks after George’s coronation.
Jun 11, 2018 · Caroline of Brunswick. views 3,906,945 updated Jun 11 2018. Caroline of Brunswick (1768–1821), queen of George IV. Caroline's marriage to her cousin George, prince of Wales, in March 1795 was a spectacular disaster.
Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Caroline Amelia Elizabeth; 17 May 1768 – 7 August 1821) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Queen of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until her death in 1821 as the estranged wife of King George IV. She was Princess of Wales from 1795 to 1820.
In 1814 Caroline left Britain and travelled abroad for a while. When her husband became King George IV she returned to England to claim her position as queen. George banned her from attending his coronation in July 1821. Humiliated and unwanted, she died within three weeks, never having actually been crowned.
Caroline of Brunswick, known as ‘The Injured Queen’, may have written the poem while still Princess of Wales as an anguished, heartfelt plea to her husband George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV), while the estranged royal couple were entangled in a bitter and very public dispute over later discredited allegations that Caroline had borne ...
Feb 25, 2023 · Caroline of Brunswick, consort of George IV, faced countless “trials”—both metaphorical and literal. Throughout her life, and especially after her marriage in 1795, she often met with stark choices: acquiesce to authority and convention or fight for the treatment and lifestyle she wanted.
