Queen Caroline of Ansbach

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Queen Caroline of Ansbach was the influential and intellectually engaged wife of King George II of Great Britain, noted for her political influence at court and patronage of the arts and philosophy.

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instanceOf electress consort of Hanover
member of the House of Hohenzollern
noblewoman
patron of philosophy
patron of the arts
queen consort of Great Britain
advisorTo King George II of Great Britain
associatedWith George I of Great Britain
Robert Walpole
birthDate 1683-03-01
birthName Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach
linked to: Caroline of Ansbach
birthPlace Ansbach
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
burialPlace Westminster Abbey
child Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
Frederick, Prince of Wales
Prince George William of Great Britain
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
Princess Amelia of Great Britain
Princess Caroline of Great Britain
Princess Louisa of Great Britain
Princess Mary of Great Britain
convertedTo Anglicanism
coronationDate 1727-10-11
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 1737-11-20
deathPlace St James's Palace, London
era Early Georgian era
father John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
fullName Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach
linked to: Caroline of Ansbach
givenName Caroline
house House of Hohenzollern
mother Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach
notableFor intellectual engagement with Enlightenment thought
patronage of philosophy
patronage of the arts
political influence at the court of George II
support of religious toleration
patronOf George Frideric Handel
philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
positionHeld Electress consort of Hanover
Queen consort of Great Britain
Queen consort of Ireland
reignAsQueenConsortEnd 1737-11-20
reignAsQueenConsortStart 1727-06-11
religion Lutheranism
residence Hampton Court Palace
Kensington Palace
St James's Palace
spouse King George II of Great Britain
spouseHouse House of Hanover

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Caroline County, Colony of Virginia namedAfter Queen Caroline
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John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey associatedWith Queen Caroline of Ansbach
Portrait of Queen Caroline of Ansbach depicts Queen Caroline of Great Britain
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Lord Chamberlain to Queen Caroline positionHeldFor Queen Caroline of Ansbach
Lord Chamberlain to Queen Caroline positionHeldFor Queen Caroline, consort of King George II
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The Serpentine creator Queen Caroline of Ansbach
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