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Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline) 1 March 1683 – 20 November 1737, she was Queen of Great Britain as the wife of King George II...
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Feb 18, 2022 · Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach became the Queen Consort of Great Britain and Ireland when she married King George II.
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Sep 29, 2022 · 7.1K subscribers. 38. 1.1K views 11 months ago IRELAND. Caroline of Ansbach and King George II were a devoted couple and Queen Caroline was a steady and faithful companion for the king....
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).
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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”.
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Queen Caroline played a greater role in governmental affairs than any queen consort since the Middle Ages. King George II had initially dismissed Robert Walpole, the Prime Minister of his father, but Caroline persuaded her husband to recall Walpole.
