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Charlotte of Belgium (French: Marie Charlotte Amélie Augustine Victoire Clémentine Léopoldine; 7 June 1840 – 19 January 1927), known by the Spanish version of her name, Carlota, was by birth a princess of Belgium and member of the House of Wettin in the branch of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (as such she was also styled Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duchess in Saxony).
Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium (11 October 1927 – 10 January 2005) was the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg as the wife of Grand Duke Jean.She was the first child of King Leopold III of Belgium, and sister of the late King Baudouin and former King Albert II and aunt of King Philippe.
Following Charlotte's death, Leopold assisted members of his family in acceding to various European thrones. He encouraged his sister, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld , to marry George's brother, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn , after her first husband, Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen , had died.
Princess Charlotte's funeral A painting of Charlotte is on display in the Royal Palace of Brussels, Royal Collection of Belgium. Henry Brougham, one of the chief advisers to Queen Caroline, wrote of the public reaction to Charlotte's death, "It really was as though every household throughout Great Britain had lost a favourite child."
English: Princess Charlotte of Belgium, Empress of Mexico (1840-1927) Date: Before March 1868: Source: Royal Collection ; ... Date of birth/death: 2 May 1807 : 28 ...
Queen Charlotte and King George's 13th child died from the smallpox vaccine when he was just 4 years old, six months after the death of his little brother Prince Alfred. Prince Alfred Born ...
After the Belgian Revolution in 1830, it was transferred to the Belgian royal family. The former empress of Mexico, Charlotte of Belgium , lived in the palace from 1867 until it burned down in 1879. Nowadays, the Palace of Colonies stands in its place, and is part of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA).
On William's death, Charlotte's bequest then sparked a protracted dispute between her granddaughter Queen Victoria, who claimed the jewels as the property of the British Crown, and Charlotte's now eldest-surviving son Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, who claimed the jewels by right of being the most senior male member of the House of Hanover ...