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Caroline of Ansbach

1683 - 1737

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Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline; 1 March 1683 – 20 November 1737) was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Electress of Hanover from 11 June 1727 (O.S.) until her death in 1737 as the wife of King George II. Caroline's father, Margrave John Frederick of Brandenburg-Ansbach, belonged to a branch of the House of Hohenzollern and was the ruler of a small German state, the Principality of Ansbach. After Caroline was orphaned at a young age, she moved to the enlightened court of her guardians, King Frederick I and Queen Sophia Charlotte of Prussia. At the Prussian court, her previously limited education was widened and she adopted the liberal outlook possessed by Sophia Charlotte, who became her good friend and whose views influenced Caroline all her life. When she was a young woman, Caroline was much sought-after as a bride. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Caroline of Ansbach is the 49th most popular companion (down from 32nd in 2019), the 174th most popular biography from Germany (down from 159th in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Companion.

Caroline of Ansbach was the wife of King George II of Great Britain. She is most famous for being the mother of Queen Caroline of Great Britain, who married King George III.

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Among companions, Caroline of Ansbach ranks 49 out of 784. Before her are Mary Boleyn, Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Victoria, Princess Royal, Ingrid of Sweden, Hafsa bint Umar, and Mileva Marić. After her are Isabella of Portugal, Ankhesenamun, Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily, Marie Leszczyńska, and Catherine Howard.

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Among people born in 1683, Caroline of Ansbach ranks 4. Before her are Philip V of Spain, Jean-Philippe Rameau, and George II of Great Britain. After her are René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, Maria Anna of Austria, 6th Dalai Lama, Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Gottfried Silbermann, Christoph Graupner, John Theophilus Desaguliers, and Johann David Heinichen. Among people deceased in 1737, Caroline of Ansbach ranks 2. Before her is Antonio Stradivari. After her are Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Emperor Nakamikado, Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse, Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, François Lemoyne, Rinaldo d'Este, James Louis Sobieski, Ferdinand Kettler, Vakhtang VI of Kartli, and Guido Starhemberg.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Caroline of Ansbach ranks 174 out of 7,253. Before her are Otto Hahn (1879), Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926), Carl Orff (1895), Franz von Papen (1879), Olaf Scholz (1958), and George II of Great Britain (1683). After her are Max Ernst (1891), Gerd von Rundstedt (1875), Karl Ferdinand Braun (1850), Max von Laue (1879), Frederick William I of Prussia (1688), and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729).

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Among COMPANIONS In Germany

Among companions born in Germany, Caroline of Ansbach ranks 4. Before her are Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837), Eva Braun (1912), and Queen Silvia of Sweden (1943). After her are Magda Goebbels (1901), Anne of Cleves (1515), Sepp Dietrich (1892), Isabeau of Bavaria (1370), Frederica of Hanover (1917), Katharina von Bora (1498), Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1691), and Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (1868).

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