The three Charlottes - royal women in the life of George III
I've made a short video called 'The three Charlottes' to introduce three important women in the life of George III, all named Charlotte:
George III’s wife, Queen Charlotte
George III’s eldest daughter, Charlotte, Princess Royal
George III’s granddaughter, Charlotte, Princess of Wales
I wrote this speech to give at Casterbridge Speakers, our local Toastmasters International Club, where we went for several years to improve our public speaking skills.
The three Charlottes: an introduction to three important women in the life of George III, all named Charlotte - his wife, his eldest daughter and his granddaughter.
Who were the three Charlottes?
Queen Charlotte
The first Charlotte is Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, who had to bear the agony of watching her husband go mad. 1
Queen Charlotte from Memoirs of her most excellent majesty Sophia-Charlotte, Queen of Great Britain by John Watkins (1819)
The Princess Royal
The second Charlotte is Princess Charlotte Augusta Matilda, George III’s eldest daughter, known as the Princess Royal. The Princess Royal was placed in a very bad situation when her husband, the ruler of Württemberg, made peace with Napoleon, making her an enemy of her homeland.
Princess Charlotte Augusta Matilda from A Biographical Memoir of Frederick, Duke of York and Albany by John Watkins (1827)
Princess Charlotte of Wales
The third Charlotte is Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, George III’s granddaughter, whose sad, premature death left her husband and the entire country in mourning.
Read about Princess Charlotte’s childhood here.
Read about Princess Charlotte’s marriage and death here.
Princess Charlotte from The Ladies' Monthly Museum In memoriam (1817)
Rachel Knowles writes faith-based Regency romance and historical non-fiction. She has been sharing her research on this blog since 2011. Rachel lives in the beautiful Georgian seaside town of Weymouth, Dorset, on the south coast of England, with her husband, Andrew, who co-writes this blog.
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Note
1. It is thought that George III may have been suffering from porphyria which gave the appearance of madness or he may actually have been insane. Either way, he was mentally incapacitated and became incapable of ruling.
