Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Sophia Charlotte; 19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) 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.
British monarchs Queen Charlotte and King George III married in 1761 and had 15 children, but the king’s failing health put an end to their wedded bliss.
Queen Charlotte and King George III married on , when George was 22 and Charlotte was 17 years old.
Charlotte (born —died ) was the queen consort of George III of England. In 1761 she was selected unseen after the British king asked for a review of all eligible German Protestant princesses. The marriage was a success, and the couple had 15 children, including George IV. After the king was declared insane (1811), Parliament turned to the future George IV, while ...
Queen Charlotte was wife to King George III. They shared a happy life together, producing 15 children until their lives were changed and saddened by the King’s devastating mental illness. Nonetheless, Charlotte remained steadfast and loyal to her husband.
Kew Palace, where Queen Charlotte and King George III lived with their family, still survives today as a museum full of intimate details about their lives together. So who was Charlotte? Did she really have a dramatic love story with George? And what happened to them in the end? Queen Charlotte (1744-1818), accompanied by her papillon spaniel.
For generations, historians and genealogists have argued over an unusual question in British royal history: could Queen Charlotte, the German-born wife of King George III, have had African ancestry?