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  1. Mother. Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach. Signature. Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline; 1 March 1683 – 20 November 1737 [a]) 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 .

  2. 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). The daughter of a German.

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  3. Caroline of Ansbach (1683-1737) Princess of Wales (from 1714) Electress of Hanover (from 1727) Queen Consort of England and Ireland (from 1727) 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 ...

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  5. Caroline of Ansbach (1683–1737)Queen of England. Name variations: Wilhelmina Carolina, Caroline the Good, Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach or Anspach. 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 ...

  6. Oct 3, 2017 · 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

  7. Nov 1, 2014 · Caroline served as regent on occasion, and her death left the King devastated – so devastated, in fact, that he never married again. Caroline of Ansbach was born on 1st March 1683.

  8. 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...

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