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Dorothy Catherine of Brandenburg-Ansbach (23 February 1538, Ansbach – 18 January 1604, Toužim) was a princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach and by marriage burgravine of Meissen .
Henry married on 25 August 1555 Dorothy Catherine of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1538–1604) from the Franconian House of Hohenzollern. She was a daughter of Margrave Georg the Pious of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1484–1543) and his third wife Emilie of Saxony (1516–1591).
- Margaret Countess of Salm and Neuburg
- Henry IV of Plauen
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Caroline was born on 1 March 1683 at Ansbach, the daughter of John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and his second wife, Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach. Her father was the ruler of one of the smallest German states; he died of smallpox at the age of 32, when Caroline was three years old. Caroline and her only full sibling, h...
An intelligent and attractive woman, Caroline was much sought-after as a bride. Dowager Electress Sophia called her "the most agreeable Princess in Germany". She was considered for the hand of Archduke Charles of Austria, who was a candidate for the throne of Spain and later became Holy Roman Emperor. Charles made official overtures to her in 1703,...
George Augustus sailed to England in September 1714, and Caroline and two of her daughters followed in October. Her journey across the North Sea from The Hague to Margate was the only sea voyage she took in her life.Their young son, Prince Frederick, remained in Hanover for the rest of George I's reign, and was brought up by private tutors. On the ...
On George I's death in 1727, George Augustus ascended as George II and Caroline became queen consort. George II and Caroline's coronation was held at Westminster Abbey on 11 October that year. Though George II denounced Walpole as a "rogue and rascal" over the terms of the reconciliation with his father, Caroline advised her husband to retain Walpo...
In mid-1735, Prince Frederick was further dismayed when Caroline, rather than himself, again acted as regent while the King was absent in Hanover. The King and Queen arranged Frederick's marriage, in 1736, to Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. Shortly after the wedding, George went to Hanover, and Caroline resumed her role as "Protector of the Realm"....
Caroline was widely mourned. The Protestants lauded her moral example, and even the Jacobites acknowledged her compassion, and her intervention on the side of mercy for their compatriots. During her lifetime her refusal to convert when offered the hand of Archduke Charles was used to portray her as a strong adherent to Protestantism. For example, J...
Titles and styles
1. 1683–1705: Her Serene HighnessPrincess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach 2. 1705–1714: Her Serene HighnessThe Electoral Princess of Hanover 3. 1714–1727: Her Royal HighnessThe Princess of Wales 4. 1727–1737: Her MajestyThe Queen
Honours
Caroline County in the British Colony of Virginiawas named in the Queen's honour when it was formed in 1727.
Arms
The royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom are impaled with those of Caroline's father. The arms of her father were quarterly of fifteen, 1st, per fess gules and argent, within a bordure counter-changed of the same (for Magdeburg); 2nd, argent, an eagle displayed sable, crowned or; 3rd, or, a griffin segreant gules, crowned; 4th and 5th, argent, a griffin segreant gules; 6th, or, a griffin segreant sable; 7th, argent, an eagle displayed sable (for Crossen); 8th, per pale argent and gules wi...
Caroline's ten or elevenpregnancies resulted in eight live births, of whom one died in infancy, and seven lived to adulthood.
Sources
1. Arkell, R. L. (1939). Caroline of Ansbach. London: Oxford University Press. 2. Black, Jeremy (2001). Walpole in Power. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-2523-X. 3. Boutell, Charles (2010) [1863]. A Manual of Heraldry, Historical and Popular. London: Windsor and Newton. pp. 245–246. ISBN 978-1-153-77482-6. 4. Dennison, Matthew (2017). The First Iron Lady. London: Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 978-0-00-812199-0. 5. Fryer, M.; Fryer, Mary Beacock; Bousfield, Arthur; To...
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Caroline" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.Gerrard, Christine (2002). "Queens-in-waiting: Caroline of Anspach and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha as Princesses of Wales". In Campbell Orr, Clarissa (ed.). Queenship in Britain, 1660–1837: Royal Patrona...Marschner, Joanna (2002). "Queen Caroline of Anspach and the European museum princely tradition". In Campbell Orr, Clarissa (ed.). Queenship in Britain, 1660–1837: Royal Patronage, Court Culture an...Ward, Adolphus William (1887). "Caroline (1683-1737)" . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 9. London: Smith, Elder & Co.Dorothy Catherine of Brandenburg-Ansbach was a princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach and by marriage burggravine of Meissen.
Dorothy Catherine of Brandenburg-Ansbach (23 February 1538, Ansbach - 18 January 1604, Toužim) was a princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach and by marriage burgravine of Meissen. Life. Dorothy Catherine was a daughter of the Margrave George of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1484–1543) from his third marriage to Emilie (1516–1591), daughter of Duke Henry of ...
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Dorothy Katharina von Brandenburg-Ansbach (February 23, 1538, Ansbach – January 18, 1604, Tuzim) was a princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach who became a nobleman of Meissen by marriage.
