Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

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Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was the Queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland (later the United Kingdom), known for her long marriage to King George III and her patronage of the arts and botany.


Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Queen consort of Great Britain
Queen consort of Ireland
Queen consort of the United Kingdom
member of royalty
patron of botany
patron of the arts
queen consort
associatedWith Kew
surface form: "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew"
birthDate 1744-05-19
birthPlace Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
surface form: "Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz"

Mirow
burialPlace St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England
surface form: "St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle"
child Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover
George IV of the United Kingdom
Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
surface form: "Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany"

Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom
surface form: "Princess Augusta Sophia"

Charlotte, Princess Royal
surface form: "Princess Charlotte, Princess Royal"

Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom
William IV
surface form: "William IV of the United Kingdom"
convertedTo Anglicanism
coronationDate 1761-09-22
countryOfBirth Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 1818-11-17
deathPlace Kew
surface form: "Kew Palace"

Surrey
father Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
fullName Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
surface form: "Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz"
givenName Charlotte
Sophie
surface form: "Sophia"
house House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
knownFor interest in botany
long marriage to King George III
patronage of the arts
support of Kew Gardens
marriageDate 1761-09-08
mother Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
numberOfChildren 15
portraitArtist Allan Ramsay
Thomas Gainsborough
predecessorAsQueenConsort Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
reignAsQueenConsortEnd 1818-11-17
reignAsQueenConsortStart 1761-09-08
religion Lutheranism
residence Buckingham House
Kew Palace
Windsor Castle
spouse George III of the United Kingdom
successorAsQueenConsort Caroline of Brunswick
title Queen of Great Britain
Queen of Ireland
British monarch
surface form: "Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland"

Referenced by (25)

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Buckingham Palace acquiredFor Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
this entity surface form: "Queen Charlotte"
The Madness of King George character Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
this entity surface form: "Queen Charlotte"
Charlotte, Princess Royal fullName Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
this entity surface form: "Charlotte Augusta Matilda"
Coronation of George III hasSpouseCrowned Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge mother Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex mother Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
this entity surface form: "Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz"
Charlotte, Princess Royal mother Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn mother Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover mother Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
George IV of the United Kingdom mother Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
this entity surface form: "Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz"
Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh mother Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Prince Alfred of Great Britain mother Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
this entity surface form: "Queen Charlotte"
Prince Octavius of Great Britain mother Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
this entity surface form: "Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz"
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom mother Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
this entity surface form: "Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz"
William IV mother Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Charlotte, North Carolina namedAfter Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
this entity surface form: "Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz"
Charlottesville, Virginia namedAfter Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina namedAfter Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Queen's Rangers namedAfter Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
this entity surface form: "Queen Charlotte"
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina namedFor Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
this entity surface form: "Queen Charlotte"
Buckingham House notableResident Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
this entity surface form: "Queen Charlotte"
Prince Alfred of Great Britain parent Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
this entity surface form: "Queen Charlotte"
Buckingham House purchasedFor Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
this entity surface form: "Queen Charlotte"
George III of the United Kingdom spouse Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Caroline of Ansbach successorAsQueenConsort Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

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