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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.
May 1, 2014 · In her BBC4 documentary The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain, made to mark the anniversary of the Hanoverian succession, historian Lucy Worsley calls Sophia “the greatest Queen we never had”.
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).
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Caroline of Ansbach was the wife of King George II and served as the queen consort of Great Britain from 1727 to 1737. She was born into an affluent family. Her father, John Frederick, was the ruler of a small state in Germany.
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.
Born Caroline Elizabeth in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, on June 10, 1713; died at St. James' Palace, London, England, on December 28, 1757; buried at Westminster Abbey, London; daughter of George II (1683–1760), king of Great Britain and Ireland (r. 1727–1760) and Caroline of Ansbach (1683–1737).
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Jul 7, 2022 · Abstract. Never a monarch nor head of state, Queen Caroline of Ansbach (1683-1737) is among the legendary women rulers of England and Great Britain alongside Queens Elizabeth I and II, Queen Victoria, and Lady Margaret Thatcher. As queen consort, she was the acknowledged power behind the throne of her husband, King George II (1683-1760 ...
