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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.
Sep 23, 2017 · Saturday 23 September 2017. Caroline of Ansbach (1683-1737) Queen Caroline, by Joseph Highmore. 1735. Public domain. In her book Courtiers, Lucy Worsley describes Caroline as ‘fat, funny and adorable … plump but pin-sharp… the cleverest queen consort ever to sit upon the throne of England’. Early life.
11. She Produced An Heir In No Time. Defying the odds and even the conventions of their time, George and Caroline were deeply in love and had no problem doing their marital duty—which is why Caroline got pregnant almost instantly. In a stroke of luck, she also gave birth to a boy, Frederick, in January of 1707.
May 1, 2014 · Caroline was a woman very like her husband’s grandmother Sophia – intelligent, well-read, curious, and crucially, poised to become Queen of Great Britain. In her 2010 book Courtiers: The Secret History of the Georgian Court, Lucy Worsley calls her “the cleverest queen consort ever to sit on the throne of England”.
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German: Karoline von Brandenburg-Ansbach. Born: March 1, 1683, Ansbach, Brandenburg-Ansbach [Germany] Died: November 20, 1737, London, England (aged 54) Notable Family Members: spouse George II. son Frederick Louis, prince of Wales.
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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. Matthew Dennison traces the rise of George II's brilliant wife... Published: March 1, 2022 at 6:05 AM.
Wilhelmine Caroline of Brandenburg - Ansbach was a daughter of Johann Friedrich, margrave of Brandenburg - Ansbach (d. 1686). She was born at Ansbach on 1 March 1683 and spent her youth primarily at Dresden and Berlin, where she formed a close friendship with Sophie Charlotte (1668-1705), queen of Prussia (from 1701-1705) and wife of Friedrich ...
