Princess Caroline of Great Britain
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Portrait by Jacopo Amigoni
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10 June 1713 (New Style) Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover |
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| Died | 28 December 1757 (aged 44) St James's Palace, London |
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| Burial | Westminster Abbey, London | ||||
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| House | Hanover | ||||
| Father | George II of Great Britain | ||||
| Mother | Caroline of Ansbach | ||||
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| Caroline Elizabeth |
Princess Caroline of Great Britain (Caroline Elizabeth; 10 June 1713 – 28 December 1757) was the fourth child and third daughter of George II.
Princess Caroline was born at Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover, Germany, on 10 June 1713 (New Style Gregorian calendar). Her father was George Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Hanover, the eldest son of George Louis, Elector of Hanover. Her mother was Caroline of Ansbach, daughter of Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. As a granddaughter of the Elector of Hanover, she was styled Her Serene Highness Princess Caroline of Hanover at birth. Under the Act of Settlement 1701, she was seventh in the line of succession to the British throne. She was baptised the day after her birth at Herrenhausen Palace.
In 1714, Queen Anne died, and Caroline's grandfather became George I and her father Prince of Wales. At the age of one year, Caroline accompanied her mother and elder sisters, the Princesses Anne and Amelia, to Great Britain, and the family resided at St James's Palace, London. She was then styled as a Princess of Great Britain, and was known as HRH Princess Caroline, and later HRH The Princess Caroline when her father succeeded as George II in 1727. A newly attributed list from January–February 1728 documents her personal expenses, including charitable contributions to several Protestant groups in London.
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