Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland as the wife of King George III from their marriage on 8 September 1761 until her death in 1818. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. As George's wife, she was also Electress of Hanover until becoming Queen of Hanover on 12 October 1814. Charlotte was Br…
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politics · Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1761 to 1818 · art collector · consort · aristocrat · artist · politician · also Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen Charlotte, Queen consort of George III Charlotte, Sophie Charlotte von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Great Britain Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III Charlotte Sophia
Born 19 May 1744 · Died 17 November 1818 · Q161159
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Mario de Valdes y Cocom, a genealogist and self-described "independent researcher", popularized and expanded on earlier arguments in an article for PBS Frontline, which has since been cited as the main source by a number
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By German historian, Brunold Springer, who challenged her Thomas Gainsborough portrait as inaccurate
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Over twenty years after the death of William IV and nearly forty years after Charlotte's death, the matter was decided in favour of Ernest's son George, upon which Victoria had the jewels given into the custody of the Ha
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In honour of Henry Rutgers, a Revolutionary War officer and college benefactor
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Died 1818-11-17.
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Just two years before Charlotte's death
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Due to the increasing severity of the King's illness
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George III was placed under the guardianship of his wife in accordance with the Regency Bill of 1789
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Became the patron (providing new funding) of the General Lying-in Hospital, a hospital for expectant mothers
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It caused a serious rupture in the royal marriage
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Unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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Career landmark: queen consort (1761–1818).
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Born 1744-05-19.
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