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May 1, 2014 · Since the new court lacked a queen, George I’s daughter-in-law Caroline of Ansbach was able to occupy a much more prominent role than was typical for the sovereign’s daughter-in-law. Caroline was a woman very like her husband’s grandmother Sophia – intelligent, well-read, curious, and crucially, poised to become Queen of Great Britain.
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline; 1 March 1683 – 20 November 1737) was the Queen Consort of George II of Great Britain. During her time as queen she had a lot of power.
Nov 1, 2014 · 1st November 2014. <! [CDATA [Lucy Worsley has called Caroline of Ansbach "the cleverest queen consort ever to sit on the throne of England". In many ways, she really was. The wife of King...
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-Ansbach (d. 1686) and Eleanor of Saxe-Eisenach (1662–1696); married George II (1683–1760), king of Great Britain and Ireland (r. 1727–1760), on ...
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.
Feb 25, 2023 · Long neglected in studies of the eighteenth century, Caroline of Ansbach (1683–1737) has come to be seen as an outstanding figure who was key to the development of early Hanoverian court culture. 1 A Protestant and German princess, she started a new life in Britain when her father-in-law, the Elector of Hanover, succeeded to the British throne a...
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.
