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1767 - 1820 (52 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Duke of Kent Edward Augustus Hanover was born on 2 Nov 1767 in Buckingham House, London, England (son of King of England George III (William Frederick) Hanover and Charlotte (Sophia) von Mecklenburg); died on 23 Jan 1820 in Sidmouth, Devon, England. Notes:
Duke of Kent and Strathern, 4th son of George III. Because William IV had no legitimate children, his niece Victoria became heir apparent to the British crown upon his accession in 1830.
Edward married Victoria Mary Louisa on 11 Jul 1818 in Kew Palace. Victoria was born on 17 Aug 1786 in Coburg; died on 16 Mar 1861 in Frogmore House, Windsor, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Queen of England Victoria Hanover was born on 24 May 1819 in Kensington Palace, London, England; died on 22 Jan 1901 in Osborne House, Isle of Wight, England; was buried in Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore, Berkshire, England.
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Generation: 2
2. | King of England George III (William Frederick) Hanover was born on 4 Jun 1738 in Norfolk House, St. James Square, London, England (son of Prince of Wales Frederick Louis Hanover and of Saxe-Gotha Augusta); died on 29 Jan 1820 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England; was buried in St. George Chap., Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England. Notes:
George III of Great Britain and Ireland, King of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg (r. 1760-1820), who presided over the loss of Britain's American colonies. He was also elector of Hanover (1760-1815) and by decision of the Congress of Vienna, King of Hanover (1815-20). After the dismissal of several ministers who did not satisfy him, the king found a firm supporter in Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, Prime Minister from 1770 to 1782. Lord North executed the royal policies that provoked the American Revolution. The unsuccessful conclusion of that protracted conflict forced North to resign, and during the government crisis that followed when three cabinets came and went in less than two years. The King himself was almost induced to abdicate. In 1809 the king became blind. As early as 1765 he had suffered an apparent dementia, and in 1788 his derangement recurred to such a degree that a regency bill was passed, but the king recovered the following year. In 1811 he succumbed hopelessly to this dementia and his son, later George IV, acted as a regent for the rest of his reign.
George married Charlotte (Sophia) von Mecklenburg on 8 Sep 1761 in St James Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England. Charlotte was born on 19 May 1744 in Mirow, Mecklenburg Strelitz, Germany; died on 17 Nov 1818 in Kew Palace, Surrey, England; was buried in St. George Chap., Windsor, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Charlotte (Sophia) von Mecklenburg was born on 19 May 1744 in Mirow, Mecklenburg Strelitz, Germany; died on 17 Nov 1818 in Kew Palace, Surrey, England; was buried in St. George Chap., Windsor, England. Notes:
Sophia) Charlotte, fifth and youngest dau. of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Elizabeth Albertin of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Appears to be "monkey-faced" in many of her portraits.
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Generation: 3
5. | of Saxe-Gotha Augusta was born on 30 Nov 1719 in Gotha; died on 8 Feb 1772 in Carlton House. Notes:
Youngest Dau. of Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, and Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst.
Children:
- 2. King of England George III (William Frederick) Hanover was born on 4 Jun 1738 in Norfolk House, St. James Square, London, England; died on 29 Jan 1820 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England; was buried in St. George Chap., Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England.
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Generation: 4
9. | of Ansbach Caroline was born in 1683; died in 1737. Notes:
Dau. of John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Eleonore Erdmuthe Louise of Saxe-Eisenach. a.k.a.: Caroline Wilhelmina Dorothea; Quenn consort of Great Britain and Ireland (1727-37) as wife of King George II. In London, Caroline made her home the meeting place of noted literary figures. She acted as regent on several occasions during absences of her husband from England and aided the career of the British statesman Robert Walpole.
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