Princess Charlotte of Wales facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Princess Charlotte |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portrait by George Dawe, 1817
|
|||||
| Born | 7 January 1796 Carlton House, London, England |
||||
| Died | 6 November 1817 (aged 21) Claremont House, Surrey, England |
||||
| Burial | 19 November 1817 St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England |
||||
| Spouse | |||||
|
|||||
| House | Hanover | ||||
| Father | George IV of the United Kingdom | ||||
| Mother | Caroline of Brunswick | ||||
| Signature |  |
||||
Princess Charlotte of Wales (7 January 1796 – 6 November 1817) was the daughter of George IV, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and his wife, Caroline of Brunswick. She was their only child.
Charlotte was born in London on 7 January 1796. On 2 May 1816, she married Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, who later became Leopold I of Belgium. On 5 November 1817, she gave birth to a stillborn boy. On 6 November 1817, she died from complications of the birth.
Images for kids
-
Charlotte as a young girl
-
Caroline playing the harp for Charlotte in 1800. Caroline was later accused of having an affair with the artist Sir Thomas Lawrence while he was painting the portrait.
-
Charlotte in 1807, aged 11
-
Artist's impression of the first meeting between Princess Charlotte (left) and Prince Leopold (in front of window, with Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia and the Russian Prince Nikolai Gagarin)
-
1818 engraving of the wedding of Charlotte and Leopold
-
Charlotte Augusta and her husband, Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, by George Dawe
-
Princess Charlotte's funeral
-
Plaque at the base of the obelisk in Red House Park, Sandwell
.jpg)
