Caroline of Brunswick

Caroline of Brunswick (1768-1821) was queen of George IV and daughter of the Duke of Brunswick. She married George, then Prince of Wales, in 1795. She gave birth to the Princess Charlotte the year following, but almost immediately after her husband abandoned her. She retired to a mansion at Blackheath. She was allowed to go abroad after a time. On the accession of her husband she was offered a pension of £50,000 if she stayed out of the country, but rejected it and claimed her rights as queen. She was charged with adultery, but after a long trial acquitted. On the day of the coronation sought admission to Westminster Abbey, but the door was shut against her. She died a fortnight after.

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