Queen Caroline of Brunswick

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Queen Caroline of Brunswick was the estranged wife of King George IV of the United Kingdom, notorious for the scandalous marriage breakdown and public sympathy she attracted during the early 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf House of Brunswick-Bevern
Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
human
queen consort of the United Kingdom
associatedWith British radical movement
Regency era political opposition to the king
birthDate 1768-05-17
birthPlace Brunswick
Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
burialPlace Brunswick
Brunswick Cathedral
causeOfDeath illness
child Princess Charlotte of Wales
countryOfBirth Holy Roman Empire
countryOfDeath United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1821-08-07
deathPlace Hammersmith
Middlesex
linked to: County of Middlesex
father Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick
fullName Caroline Amelia Elizabeth
givenName Caroline
knownFor attracting widespread popular sympathy in Britain
marital conflict with George IV
public scandal and trials concerning alleged adultery
languageSpoken English
German
marriageDate 1795-04-08
monarchDuringQueenship George IV of the United Kingdom
mother Princess Augusta of Great Britain
nobleFamily House of Brunswick
notableEvent Delicate Investigation of 1806
Pains and Penalties Bill 1820
placeOfMarriage St James's Palace
reignAsQueenConsortEnd 1821-08-07
reignAsQueenConsortStart 1820-01-29
religion Lutheranism
residence Blackheath
Brunswick
Italy
Montague House, Blackheath
Pesaro
separatedFromSpouse 1796
sibling Duke Frederick William of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Princess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
spouse George IV of the United Kingdom
spouseTitleAtMarriage George, Prince of Wales
title Electoral Princess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Princess of Wales
Queen consort of the United Kingdom

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Queen Adelaide precededBy Queen Caroline of Brunswick
Trial of Queen Caroline hasParticipant Queen Caroline of Brunswick
Mary Churchill employer Queen Caroline
linked to: Queen Caroline of Brunswick
Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel relative Queen Caroline of the United Kingdom
linked to: Queen Caroline of Brunswick
Pains and Penalties Bill 1820 effectOnSubject Queen Caroline retained the title of queen consort in law
subject linked to: Pains and Penalties Act
linked to: Queen Caroline of Brunswick
Jeanie Deans audienceWith Queen Caroline
linked to: Queen Caroline of Brunswick