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Princess Charlotte, the Prince of Wales's daughter, was, for the whole of her life, the King's only legitimate grandchild. With her death in 1817, the King's unmarried sons scrambled to find appropriate wives from among the German princesses and produce heirs to the throne; but before this, many had been content to keep mistresses or, in the ...
Her eldest son, George, was appointed prince regent in 1811 due to the increasing severity of the King's illness. Charlotte died in November 1818, with her son George at her side. George III died a little over a year later, probably unaware of his wife's death.
In her last years, her niece Queen Victoria was on the throne as the fourth monarch during Mary's life, after her father and two of her brothers, George IV and William IV. Dying aged 81 at Gloucester House, Weymouth, Mary was the longest-lived and last survivor of George III's fifteen children (thirteen of whom lived to adulthood).
Princess Elizabeth, the third daughter of George and Charlotte, was born May 22, 1770. In her adulthood, she was linked to a few different men, but at age 47, she married Prince Frederick of Hesse ...
George never took a mistress (in contrast with his grandfather and his sons), and the couple enjoyed a happy marriage until his mental illness struck. [1] [8] The King and Queen had 15 children—nine sons and six daughters. In 1762, George purchased Buckingham House (on the site now occupied by Buckingham Palace) for use as a family retreat. [20]
Octavius in 1782, by Thomas Gainsborough. Prince Octavius was born on 23 February 1779, [2] [3] at Buckingham House in London. [4] He was the thirteenth child of King George III and his wife, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. [5]
Princess Augusta Sophia (born 1768), second daughter of George III; Princess Elizabeth, Dowager Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg (born 1770), third daughter of George III; Upon his death, the throne passed to the first person in line, who became Queen Victoria.
Princess Sophia (Sophia Matilda; 3 November 1777 – 27 May 1848) was the twelfth child and fifth daughter of King George III and Queen Charlotte.Sophia is perhaps best known for the rumours surrounding a supposed illegitimate child to whom she gave birth as a young woman.