Caroline of Brunswick

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Caroline of Brunswick was the estranged wife of King George IV of the United Kingdom, notorious for her scandal-ridden marriage, public popularity, and highly publicized trial during the Regency era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Queen consort of the United Kingdom
human
princess
birthDate 1768-05-17
birthPlace Brunswick
Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
burialPlace Brunswick Cathedral
causeOfDeath illness
child Princess Charlotte of Wales
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
United Kingdom
deathDate 1821-08-07
deathPlace England
Hammersmith NERFINISHED
Middlesex
linked to: County of Middlesex
era Regency era
familyName Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
linked to: Wolfenbüttel
father Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick
fullName Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
givenName Amelia
Caroline
Elizabeth
house House of Brunswick-Bevern
House of Hanover
languageSpoken English
German
marriageDate 1795-04-08
marriagePlace St James's Palace
mother Princess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Princess Augusta of Great Britain
notableEvent Pains and Penalties Bill 1820 trial
notableFor estranged marriage with George IV
public popularity among the British people
scandals during the Regency era
the Pains and Penalties Bill 1820
positionHeld Princess of Wales
Queen consort of the United Kingdom
reignAsQueenConsortEnd 1821-08-07
reignAsQueenConsortStart 1820-01-29
relative George III of the United Kingdom
Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom
linked to: Queen Charlotte
religion Lutheranism
sibling Charles George Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick
Duke Frederick William of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
spouse George IV of the United Kingdom
George, Prince of Wales
title Her Majesty The Queen
Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales
linked to: Princess of Wales

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George IV of the United Kingdom spouse Caroline of Brunswick
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen precededBy Caroline of Brunswick
Princess Charlotte of Wales mother Caroline of Brunswick
Princess Charlotte of Wales onlyChildOf Caroline of Brunswick
Princess of Wales notableHolder Caroline of Brunswick
Princess of Wales titleHeldBy Caroline of Brunswick
George Augustus Frederick spouse Caroline of Brunswick
Trial of Queen Caroline mainSubject Caroline of Brunswick
Caroline of Brunswick fullName Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
linked to: Caroline of Brunswick