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Charleston County, South Carolina - King Charles II of England. Charlotte County, Florida - The Bay of Charlotte Harbor, which was named after Queen Charlotte. Cumberland County, Maine - Prince William of Great Britain, Duke of Cumberland; Cumberland County, New Jersey - Prince William of Great Britain, Duke of Cumberland.
Queen Anne became monarch of the Kingdom of Great Britain after the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland on 1 May 1707. She had ruled England, Scotland, and the Kingdom of Ireland since 8 March 1702. She continued as queen of Great Britain and Ireland until her death. Her total reign lasted 12 years and 147 days.
Sophia Charlotte, Queen in Prussia (born 1668), only daughter of Electress Sophia; Frederick William, Crown Prince of Prussia (born 1688), younger son of Queen Sophia Charlotte; The line of succession to the Scottish throne was governed by the Claim of Right Act 1689: Princess Anne of Denmark (born 1665), sister of the king's late wife
In 1788, the royal couple visited the Worcester Porcelain Factory (founded in 1751, and later to be known as Royal Worcester), where Queen Charlotte ordered a porcelain service that was later renamed "Royal Lily" in her honour. Another well-known porcelain service designed and named in her honour was the "Queen Charlotte" pattern. [41]
Mary, Queen of Scots 1542–1587: Frederick II King of Denmark 1534–1588: Henry IV King of France 1553–1610: King James VI and I [a] 1566–1625 r. 1567–1625 (Scotland) r. 1603–1625 (England) Anne of Denmark 1574–1619 Queen of England and Ireland: John IV 1604–1656 King of Portugal: Henry Frederick 1594–1612 Prince of Wales ...
The Regency Bill of 1765 stated that if George should become permanently unable to rule, Charlotte would become Regent, acting in the king's stead as his official representative. However, after ...
George was born at St James's Palace, London, on 12 August 1762, the first child of King George III and Queen Charlotte. As the eldest son of a British sovereign, he automatically became Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay at birth; he was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester a few days later. [ 2 ]
By 1789, Charlotte’s hair turned white under the stress of his illness, reports say.The real king was declared insane in 1811. After the onset of George's permanent madness, the prince of Wales ...