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Mother. Princess Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Signature. Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (Adelaide Amelia Louise Theresa Caroline; 13 August 1792 – 2 December 1849) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Queen of Hanover from 26 June 1830 to 20 June 1837 as the wife of King William IV.
- 13 December 1849, Royal Vault, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
- Saxe-Meiningen
- Her Brother Stole Her Crown. Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen had a strange and twisted path to the English throne, and the bizarre events started when she was just a girl.
- She Was Going To Be An Old Maid. Despite her good breeding and noble upbringing, Adelaide didn’t have a lot of luck on the marriage market. In a time where most women got married by their early 20s, Adelaide was still single at the gasp-worthy, spinsterly age of 25.
- She Lived Through A Tragedy. In 1817, the United Kingdom’s Prince of Wales, the future King George IV, was serving as regent for his mentally ill father.
- She Was An Emergency Bride. See, with the death of the heir to the throne, the British royal family was in huge trouble. Although the current senior royal roster included many sons, none of those sons had legitimate heirs—and none of them had happy or intact marriages.
Adelaide was the first Queen Dowager in more than a century, the last one being Catherine of Braganza, King Charles II’s widow. She survived William by 12 years, dying on December 2, 1849, at the age of 57 at Bentley Priory in Stanmore, Middlesex, England.
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17 May 1768 - 7 August 1821. Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen was born on 13 August 1792 at Meiningen, in Thuringia, she was the daughter of George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and his wife Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, daughter of Prince Christian of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
Feb 25, 2023 · The life of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, queen consort of William IV, is a clear example of this intertwining of personal and political. This chapter focuses on Adelaide’s experience—and lack of experience—of motherhood.
- Joseph Massey
Amelia Adelaide Louisa Theresa, sister of the reigning Duke of Saxe Meiningen, was born Angust 13th., 1792; and married, July 11th., 1818, William, Duke of Clarence, who, in 1830, ascended the throne of England. This monarch died June 30th., 1837, and Adelaide, who during her seven years of queenly dignity, had conducted herself so as to win ...
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