Difference between revisions of "Queen Caroline Elizabeth of Friskland"

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|issue      = [[Henrik III of Friskland]]<br>Prince George of Friskland<br>Princess Caroline of Friskland<br>Princess Charlotte of Friskland<br>Prince Frederick of Friskland<br>Princess Elizabeth of Friskland<br>Prince Leopold of Friskland<br>Princess Josephine of Friskland<br>Princess Mary of Friskland<br>Prince William of Friskland<br>Princess Sophia of Friskland<br>Princess Louise of Friskland<br>Princess Henrietta of Friskland<br>Princess Ingrid of Friskland
 
|house      = {{wpl|House of Hanover|Hanover}} <small>(by birth)</small><br>[[House of Gyllenborg|Gyllenborg]] <small>(by marriage)</small>
 
|house      = {{wpl|House of Hanover|Hanover}} <small>(by birth)</small><br>[[House of Gyllenborg|Gyllenborg]] <small>(by marriage)</small>
 
|full name  = Caroline Elizabeth<br>''Swedish: Carolina Elisabeth''
 
|full name  = Caroline Elizabeth<br>''Swedish: Carolina Elisabeth''

Revision as of 14:51, 9 June 2019

Caroline Elizabeth
Caroline Elizabeth.jpeg
Queen Caroline shortly before her marriage in 1733.
Queen consort of Friskland
Reign 30 March 1733 - 28 December 1757
Coronation 19 August 1741
Predecessor Johanna
Successor Ingeborg
Spouse Henrik II of Friskland
Issue
Detail
Henrik III of Friskland
Prince George of Friskland
Princess Caroline of Friskland
Princess Charlotte of Friskland
Prince Frederick of Friskland
Princess Elizabeth of Friskland
Prince Leopold of Friskland
Princess Josephine of Friskland
Princess Mary of Friskland
Prince William of Friskland
Princess Sophia of Friskland
Princess Louise of Friskland
Princess Henrietta of Friskland
Princess Ingrid of Friskland
Full name
Caroline Elizabeth
Swedish: Carolina Elisabeth
House Hanover (by birth)
Gyllenborg (by marriage)
Father George II of Great Britain
Mother Caroline of Ansbach
Born (1713-06-10)10 June 1713
Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover
Died 28 December 1757(1757-12-28) (aged 44)
Jättenholm, Friskland

Queen Caroline Elizabeth of Friskland (10 June 1713 - 28 December 1757) was Queen consort of Friskland from 1733 to 1757.

Early life

Princess Caroline was born at Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover, Germany, on 10 June 1713. Her father was George Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Hanover, the eldest son of George Louis, Elector of Hanover. Her mother was Caroline of Ansbach, daughter of Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. As a granddaughter of the Elector of Hanover, she was styled Princess Caroline of Hanover at birth. Under the Act of Settlement 1701, she was seventh in the line of succession to the British throne. She was baptised the day after her birth at Herrenhausen Palace.

Great Britain

In 1714, Queen Anne died, and Caroline's grandfather became George I and her father Prince of Wales. At the age of one year, Caroline accompanied her mother and elder sisters, the Princesses Anne and Amelia, to Great Britain, and the family resided at St James's Palace, London. She was then styled as a Princess of Great Britain. A newly attributed list from January–February 1728 documents her personal expenses, including charitable contributions to several Protestant groups in London.

In 1722, at the direction of her mother, she was inoculated against smallpox by variolation, an early type of immunisation popularised by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Charles Maitland.

Princess Caroline was her mother's favourite, and became known as "the truth-telling Caroline Elizabeth" (or "the truth-loving"). When any disagreement took place among the royal children, her parents would say, "Send for Caroline, and then we shall know the truth!" According to Dr. John Doran, "The truth-loving Caroline Elizabeth was unreservedly beloved by her parents, was worthy of the affection, and repaid it by an ardent attachment. She was fair, good, accomplished, and unhappy."

Marriage and children

On 30 March 1733 at age 19, Caroline was married to the King of Friskland, Henrik II. They had fifteen children together:

  • Prince Henry, Duke of Jättenholm (Henrik August; 3 January 1734 - 14 September 1808)
  • Prince George, Duke of Söderstrand (Jörgen Carl; 26 April 1735 - 5 November 1809)
  • Princess Caroline of Friskland (Caroline Wilhelmine; 13 April 1736 - 10 June 1738)
  • Princess Charlotte of Friskland (Charlotte Amelia; 8 June 1738 - 1 May 1790)
  • Prince Frederick, Duke of Välsingby (Frederik Ludvig; 25 December 1740 - 13 July 1805)
  • Princess Elizabeth of Friskland (Elisabeth Augusta; 15 August 1742 - 19 May 1820)
  • Prince Leopold, Duke of Forshamn (Leopold Jakob; 23 November 1743 - 8 February 1812)
  • Princess Josephine of Friskland (Josefin Frederika; 8 January 1745 - 31 October 1828)
  • Princess Mary of Friskland (Maria Johanna; 16 April 1746 - 23 April 1776)
  • Prince William, Duke of Lillevik (Vilhelm Gustaf; 26 December 1748 - 24 May 1819)
  • Princess Sophia of Friskland (Sofia Lucia; 18 March 1750 - 29 August 1814)
  • Princess Louise of Friskland (Lovisa Margareta; 6 July 1752 - 16 February 1829)
  • Princess Henrietta of Friskland (Hendrika Alice; 5 September 1754 - 6 September 1830)
  • Princess Ingrid of Friskland (Ingrid Dorothea; 28 December 1757 - 31 December 1852)

Later years

Caroline and Henrik were married for twenty-four years at the time of her death in 1757. After suffering bouts of ill health both before and during her pregnancy with Princess Ingrid, Caroline died on 28 December 1757 at age of 44, shortly after childbirth. Her husband remarried two years later to her sister, Princess Amelia of Great Britain.

Titles and styles

  • 10 June 1713 - 1 August 1714: Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline of Hanover
  • 1 August 1714 - 11 June 1727: Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline of Wales
  • 11 June 1727 - 30 March 1733: Her Royal Highness The Princess Caroline
  • 30 March 1733 - 28 December 1757: Her Majesty the Queen of Friskland