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Princess Elizabeth
Princess Elizabeth Caroline (1740-1759)
Born(1741-01-10)10 January 1741
Norfolk House, Westminster
Died14 September 1759(1759-09-14) (aged 18)
Kew Palace, Surrey
Burial
HouseHouse of Hanover
FatherFrederick, Prince of Wales
MotherPrincess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha

Princess Elizabeth (Elizabeth Caroline; 10 January 1741 – 4 September 1759) was a member of the British Royal Family, a grandchild of George II and sister of George III.

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Early life

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Princess Elizabeth was born at Norfolk House, St James's Square, Westminster. Her father was The Prince Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son of King George II and Caroline of Ansbach. Her mother was The Princess of Wales (née Augusta of Saxe-Gotha). She was christened twenty-five days later at Norfolk House, by The Bishop of Oxford, Thomas Secker — her godparents were The Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (her first cousin once-removed by marriage; for whom The Lord Baltimore (Gentleman of the Bedchamber to her father) stood proxy), The Queen of Denmark (for whom Anne, Viscountess of Irvine stood proxy) and The Duchess of Saxe-Gotha (her maternal aunt by marriage, for whom Lady Jane Hamilton stood proxy).

Later life

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The Family of Frederick, Prince of Wales

Little is known of her short life[4] other than a fragment preserved in the Letters of Walpole.


She died on 4 September 1759 at Kew Palace, London and was buried at Westminster Abbey.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

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Titles and styles

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  • 30 December 1740 – 4 September 1759: Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth

Ancestors

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ The London Gazette refers to her more often as Princess Elizabeth
  2. ^ Aldridge 2004. sfn error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFAldridge2004 (help)
  3. ^ Kilburn 2004. sfn error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFKilburn2004 (help)
  4. ^ Wilkins, William Henry (1904). A Queen of Tears: Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark and Norway and Princess of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Longmans, Green and Co. pp. 32–33.
  5. ^ Walpole, Horace (1890). Letters of Horace Walpole. London: T. Fisher Unwin. pp. 173–177. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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Princess Louisa
Born(1749-03-19)19 March 1749
Leicester House, London
Died13 May 1768(1768-05-13) (aged 19)
Carlton House, London
Burial
HouseHouse of Hanover
FatherFrederick, Prince of Wales
MotherPrincess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha

Princess Louisa of Great Britain (Louise Anne; 19 March 1749 – 13 May 1768) was a grandchild of George II and sister of George III.

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Early life

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By Jean-Etienne Liotard, 1754

HRH Princess Louisa was born on 19 March 1749, at Leicester House, Westminster, London, and was christened there on 11 April. Her father was Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son of George II and Caroline of Ansbach. Her mother was The Princess of Wales (née Augusta of Saxe-Gotha). Her godparents were Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel (her paternal uncle by marriage) and her paternal aunts The Queen of Denmark and The Princess of Orange, all of whom were represented by proxies.

Later life

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Her health was delicate throughout her life. Princess Louisa died, at Carlton House, London, on 13 May 1768, unmarried, and without issue, at the age of 19.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

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Titles and styles

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  • 19 March 1749 – 13 May 1768: Her Royal Highness Princess Louisa

Ancestors

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References

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  1. ^ Aldridge 2004. sfn error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFAldridge2004 (help)
  2. ^ Kilburn 2004. sfn error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFKilburn2004 (help)
Works cited