Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Queen consort of the United Kingdom and of Hanover; prev.Queen consort of Great Britain; Electress consort of Hanover (more...)
Consort	8 September 1761 – 17 November 1818
Coronation	22 September 1761
Consort to	George III
Issue
George IV Frederick, Duke of York William IV Charlotte, Princess Royal Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent Princess Augusta Sophia Princess Elizabeth Ernest Augustus I of Hanover Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge Princess Mary Princess Sophia Prince Octavius Prince Alfred Princess Amelia
Full name
Sophia Charlotte
Detail Titles and styles
HM The Queen HSH Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Royal house	House of Hanover House of Mecklenburg
Father	Charles I Ludwig Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Mother	Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Born	19 May 1744(1744-05-19) Mirow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany
Baptised	20 May 1744 Mirow, Germany
Died	November 17, 1818 (aged 74) Kew Palace, London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Burial	2 December 1818 St George's Chapel, Windsor

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) was the Queen of the United Kingdom as wife of King George III. She was Queen Consort of the United Kingdom from her marriage on September 8, 1761, to her death on November 18,1818. Charlotte and George III had 15 children of whom thirteen survived to adulthood. She was the longest consort, serving 58 years. She died in 1818, and George III died two years later.

Ancestors

Charlotte's ancestors in three generations

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz	Father: Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz	Paternal grandfather: Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz	Paternal great-grandfather: Adolf Friedrich I of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
			Paternal great-grandmother: Maria Katharina of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
		Paternal grandmother: Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen	Paternal great-grandfather: Christian Wilhelm I of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
			Paternal great-grandmother: Antoine Sybille of Barby-Muhlingen
	Mother: Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen	Maternal grandfather: Ernest Frederick I of Saxe-Hildburghausen	Maternal great-grandfather: Ernest III of Saxe-Hildburghausen
			Maternal great-grandmother: Sofie of Waldeck
		Maternal grandmother: Sofie Albertine of Erbach-Erbach	Maternal great-grandfather: Georg Ludwig I of Erbach-Erbach
			Maternal great-grandmother: Amelie Katherine of Waldeck-Eisenberg