Caroline Matilda of Great Britain

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Caroline Matilda of Great Britain was an 18th-century British princess and Queen of Denmark and Norway, known for her controversial marriage to King Christian VII and her involvement in the reformist Struensee affair.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf House of Hanover
human
princess of Great Britain
queen consort
ageAtDeath 23
arrested 1772
associatedWith Christian VII of Denmark
Johann Friedrich Struensee
birthName Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
burialPlace St. Mary’s Church, Celle
causeOfDeath scarlet fever
child Frederick VI of Denmark
Louise Auguste of Denmark
countryOfBirth Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1751-07-11
dateOfDeath 1775-05-10
era 18th century
event Struensee affair
exiledTo Celle in the Electorate of Hanover
father Frederick, Prince of Wales
gender female
house House of Hanover
languageSpoken English
German
marriageDate 1766-11-08
marriagePlace Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen
mother Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
motherTongue English
name Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
Caroline Matilda of Wales
notableFor involvement with Johann Friedrich Struensee
marriage to Christian VII of Denmark
role in Danish reform politics of the early 1770s
placeOfBirth Leicester House, London
placeOfDeath Celle, Electorate of Hanover
positionHeld Queen consort of Denmark
Queen consort of Norway
reasonForArrest alleged adultery and political conspiracy with Struensee
reignAsQueenConsortEnd 1772
reignAsQueenConsortStart 1766
religion Lutheranism
residence Celle Castle
Christiansborg Palace
Hirschholm Palace
separatedFrom Christian VII of Denmark
sibling George III of the United Kingdom
spouse Christian VII of Denmark
title Her Royal Highness The Princess Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
Queen of Denmark and Norway
linked to: Queen of Denmark

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Frederick VI of Denmark mother Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
Christian VII of Denmark spouse Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
A Royal Affair character Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn sibling Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
Princess Caroline Matilda of Great Britain fullName Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain name Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain birthName Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
Johann Friedrich Struensee closeAssociate Queen Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
linked to: Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel successorAsQueenConsort Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
Louise Auguste of Denmark mother Caroline Matilda of Great Britain