Princess Charlotte of Wales

Princess Charlotte of Wales (7 January 1796 – 6 November 1817) was the daughter of George IV, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and his wife, Caroline of Brunswick. She was their only child.

Princess Charlotte
Portrait by George Dawe, 1817
Born	(1796-01-07)7 January 1796 Carlton House, London, England
Died	6 November 1817(1817-11-06) (aged 21) Claremont House, Surrey, England
Burial	19 November 1817 St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England
Spouse	Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld ​ ​ (m. 1816)​
Full name Charlotte Augusta
House	Hanover
Father	George IV of the United Kingdom
Mother	Caroline of Brunswick
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Not to be confused with Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.

Charlotte was born in London on 7 January 1796.^[1] On 2 May 1816, she married Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, who later became Leopold I of Belgium. On 5 November 1817, she gave birth to a stillborn boy. On 6 November 1817, she died from complications of the birth.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Charlotte of Wales[2][3]

8. Frederick, Prince of Wales 4. George III of the United Kingdom 9. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha 2. George, Prince of Wales 10. Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 5. Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 11. Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen 1. Princess Charlotte of Wales 12. Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 6. Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick 13. Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia 3. Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14. Frederick, Prince of Wales (= 8) 7. Princess Augusta of Great Britain 15. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (= 9)