Princess Charlotte Felicity of Brunswick
| Charlotte of Brunswick-Lüneburg | |
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| Duchess of Modena | |
| Tenure | 1 February 1696 – 29 September 1710 |
| Born |
6 March 1671 Hanover, Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Died | 29 September 1710 (aged 39) Ducal Palace of Modena, Modena |
| Spouse | Rinaldo d'Este, Duke of Modena |
| Issue Detail |
Francesco III, Duke of Modena Amalia, Marchioness of Villeneuf Enrichetta, Duchess of Parma |
| House | Hanover |
| Father | John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Mother | Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate |
Charlotte of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Charlotte Felicity; 8 March 1671–29 September 1710) was a German noblewoman. She was born into the House of Hanover and later married into the House of Este. She was thus the Duchess of Modena by marriage. She died in childbirth. Some sources refer to her simply as Charlotte.
Born at Schloss Herrenhausen in Hanover, a palace later destroyed in World War II, she was the eldest surviving daughter of John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and his wife, Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate. Her father had been the ruler of Brunswick-Lüneburg since 1665 and her parents had been married since 1668.
Charlotte had two younger sisters: Princess Henrietta and Princess Wilhelmina Amalia, who made a prestigious marriage in 1699 to the Holy Roman Emperor, Joseph I.
Charlotte married Rinaldo d'Este in Modena on 11 February 1696. The youngest child of Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena and his third wife Lucrezia Barberini, Rinaldo had been created a cardinal in 1685, but he left the church in 1694 to succeed his nephew Francesco II as Duke of Modena. Rinaldo wanted to encourage relations between Modena and Brunswick, whose ruling house was the House of Hanover. The marriage was celebrated splendidly despite financial problems in Modena; the artist Marcantonio Franceschini was commissioned to paint a room, the Salone d'onore at the ducal palace in honour of the marriage.
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