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Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (7 January 1796 – 6 November 1817) was the only child of George, Prince of Wales (later George IV), and Caroline of Brunswick. She was expected to ascend the British throne after the deaths of her grandfather, George III , and her father, but died in childbirth at the age of 21, predeceasing them both.
The Crown of Princess Blanche. The Crown of Princess Blanche, also called the Palatine Crown or Bohemian Crown, is the oldest surviving royal crown known to have been in England, and probably dates to 1370–80. It is made of gold with diamonds, balas rubies, emeralds, sapphires, enamel and pearls. Its height and diameter are both 18 ...
Blanche's dowry included the oldest surviving royal crown known to have been in England. [5] Despite its political nature, the marriage was said to be happy. Four years later, on 22 June 1406 in Heidelberg, Blanche gave birth to a son, called Rupert after his paternal grandfather. In 1408 Blanche was made Lady of the Garter.
Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester. Born: April 25, 1776. Died: April 30, 1857. Queen Charlotte and King George's 4th daughter, Princess Mary, outlived all of her siblings.
In 1811, the two split. In 1818, William married Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meinigen, but they had no surviving children. ... he became the oldest person to assume the British throne at age 64 ...
Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796–1817) (Charlotte Augusta), the only child of George, Prince of Wales, later King George IV of the United Kingdom Princess Charlotte of Wales, an East Indiaman launched in 1812 and broken up in 1831; Princess Charlotte of Wales (born 2015) (Charlotte Elizabeth Diana), the second child and only daughter of ...
Princess Charlotte, 9, ... six surviving costumes worn by Elizabeth and Margaret from 1941 to 1944 in pantomimes put on to raise money for the Royal Household Wool Fund — which supplied knitting ...
The current oldest living member of the British royal family is Katharine, Duchess of Kent (born 1933), who is the seventh longest-living British royal. Elizabeth II (1926–2022), was the longest-ever reigning British monarch (70 years, 214 days) and the fifth longest-living royal (96 years, 140 days).