In this addition of Lets Talk About, we are traveling to the 18th in England. Remember George 4th? The "fat" king? Well he had a child, Princess Charlotte or also known as the "Forgotten Princess". She was next in line but died young. So sad.
Charlotte was born January 7th, 1796 London, England. Parents : King George 4th and Caroline of Brunswick. Her parents did not have a happy marriage and her father wasn't thrilled she was girl instead of a boy. Her childhood was great to what could be expected but, her mother was not part of her life that much. When it came time for marriage, King George pushed for William , Prince of Orange but Charlotte refused. After many arguments, Charlotte convinced her father to let her marry Prince Leopold. They were married on May 2,1816. The marriage was a happy one. At the end of April it became public that Charlotte was pregnant. Her pregnancy was talked about everyone. People made bets on what the gender would be, economists calculated that this baby would raise taxes once it was born. November 3 contractions started. 2 days later, she gave birth to a still born son. It was recorded that she was calm about the news and stated, "It was the will of God". Early hours of November 6, Charlotte began to vomit violently. She had stomachs pain and postpartum bleeding. Her doctor, Sir Richard couldn't do anything and sent for Leopold to come right away. She died before Leopold came at age 21. England went into mourning. Her father didn't go to her funeral, he was full of grief. Her mother fainted in shock from the news. Caroline said, "England, that great country, has lost everything in losing my ever beloved daughter." The princess was buried with her son on November 19, 1817 in St.Georges Chapel.
Until Next Time!
J
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