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Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline; 1 March 1683 – 20 November 1737) was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Electress of Hanover from 11 June 1727 until her death in 1737 as the wife of King George II.
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach was the wife of King George II of Great Britain (reigned 1727–60). Beautiful and intelligent, she exercised an influence over her husband that was decisive in establishing and maintaining Sir Robert Walpole as prime minister (1730–42).
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In the autumn of 1704, the twenty-one-year-old Princess Caroline of Ansbach met Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, who was visiting Sophie Charlotte and her mother Sophie (1630-1714), the electress of Hanover, at Sophie Charlotte's palace at Lützenburg (later, Charlottenburg) outside Berlin. Leibniz, who already enjoyed a close friendship with Sophie ...
May 1, 2014 · Learn how a minor German aristocratic family became the British royal family in the eighteenth century, and how they shaped the nation's culture and politics. Discover the role of Caroline of Ansbach, the wife of George II, in promoting the Enlightenment and patronising the arts.
Born 1683, Ansbach [Germany] Died 1737, St James's Palace. Caroline was the daughter of John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, who died when she was three. Her mother, Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach married again (twice) but died when Caroline was thirteen.
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline; 1 March 1683 – 20 November 1737) was the Queen Consort of George II of Great Britain. During her time as queen she had a lot of power.
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Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline; 1 March 1683 – 20 November 1737) was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Electress of Hanover from 11 June 1727 until her death in 1737 as the wife of King George II.
