Sophie Charlotte von Mecklenburg-Strelitz (herzogin zu Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen of England)

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Personal and Family Information

Sophie was born on 19 MAY 1744 in Mirow, the daughter of Karl Ludwig Friedrich zu Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Elisabeth Albertine von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.

She died on 17 NOV 1818 in Kew Palace.

Her husband was George III William Frederick Hanover. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their fifteen known children were George IV (1762-1830), Frederick Augustus (1763-1827), William IV Henry (1765-1837), Charlotte Augusta Matilda (1766-1828), Edward Augustus (1767-1820), Augusta Sophia (1768-1840), Elizabeth (1770-1840), Ernst I August (1771-1851), Augustus Frederick (1773-1843), Adolphus of Cambridge (1774-1850), Mary (1776-1857), Sophia (1777-1848), Octavius (1779-1783), Alfred (1780-1783) and Amelia (1783-1810).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Sophie Charlotte von Mecklenburg-Strelitz
(1744-1818)

 

Karl Ludwig Friedrich zu Mecklenburg-Strelitz
(1708-1752)

 

Adolf II Friedrich zu Mecklenburg-Strelitz
(1658-1708)

 

Adolf I Friedrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1588-1658)

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Marie Katharine von Braunschweig-Dannenberg
(1616-1665)

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Christiane Emilie von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
(1681-1751)

 

Christian I Wilhelm von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
(1647-1721)

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Antonie Sibylle von Barby-Mühlingen
(1641-1684)

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Elisabeth Albertine von Sachsen-Hildburghausen
(1713-1761)

 

Ernst I Friedrich von Sachsen-Hildburghausen
(1681-1724)

 

Ernst von Sachsen-Hildburghausen
(1655-1715)

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Sophia Henriette von Waldeck-Eisenberg
(1662-1702)

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Sophia Albertine von Erbach-Erbach
(1683-1742)

 

Georg I Ludwig von Erbach-Erbach
(1643-1693)

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Amalia Katharina von Waldeck-Eisenberg
(1640-1699)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 19 MAY 1744
Place: Mirow
Death 17 NOV 1818
Place: Kew Palace
Burial
Place: St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title herzogin zu Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Nobility Title queen of England

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