Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Queen consort of the United Kingdom and of Hanover; prev.Queen consort of Great Britain; Electress consort of Hanover
Tenure	8 September 1761 – 17 November 1818
Coronation	22 September 1761
Born	(1744-05-19)19 May 1744 Mirow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany
Died	17 November 1818(1818-11-17) (aged 74) Kew Palace, London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Burial	2 December 1818 St George's Chapel, Windsor
Spouse	George III
Issue	George 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 George III
Full name Sophia Charlotte
House	House of Hanover House of Mecklenburg
Father	Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg
Mother	Princess 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.

Ancestors

Charlotte's ancestors in three generations

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz	Father: Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz	Paternal grandfather: Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz	Paternal great-grandfather: Adolf Friedrich I of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
			Paternal great-grandmother: Maria Katharina of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
		Paternal grandmother: Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen	Paternal great-grandfather: Christian Wilhelm I of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
			Paternal great-grandmother: Antoine Sybille of Barby-Muhlingen
	Mother: Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen	Maternal grandfather: Ernest Frederick I of Saxe-Hildburghausen	Maternal great-grandfather: Ernest III of Saxe-Hildburghausen
			Maternal great-grandmother: Sofie of Waldeck
		Maternal grandmother: Sofie Albertine of Erbach-Erbach	Maternal great-grandfather: Georg Ludwig I of Erbach-Erbach
			Maternal great-grandmother: Amelie Katherine of Waldeck-Eisenberg