Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Hanover
Tenure8 September 1761 – 17 November 1818
Coronation22 September 1761
Born(1744-05-19)19 May 1744
Mirow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany
Died17 November 1818(1818-11-17) (aged 74)
Kew Palace, London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Burial2 December 1818
SpouseGeorge III
IssueGeorge IV
Frederick, Duke of York
William IV
Charlotte, Princess Royal
Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent
Princess Augusta Sophia
Princess Elizabeth
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
Princess Mary
Princess Sophia
Prince Octavius
Prince Alfred
Princess Amelia
Full name
Sophia Charlotte
HouseMecklenburg-Strelitz
House of Hanover (by marriage)
FatherDuke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg
MotherPrincess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) was the queen of the United Kingdom as the wife of King George III. She was queen consort of the United Kingdom from her marriage on September 8, 1761 to to death, on November 18,1818. Charlotte and George III had 15 children, of whom 13 survived to adulthood. She was the longest consort, serving 58 years. She died in 1818, and George III died two years later.


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