Princess Caroline Elizabeth of Great Britain

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Princess Caroline Elizabeth
Titles
HRH The Princess Caroline Elizabeth
HRH Princess Caroline Elizabeth of Wales
HRH Princess Caroline Elizabeth of Cornwall
HSH Princess Caroline Elizabeth of Hanover
Royal House House of Hanover
Father George II
Mother Caroline of Ansbach
Born 20 May 1713
Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover
Died 27 December 1757
St. James's Palace, London
Burial Westminster Abbey, London

The Princess Caroline Elizabeth (30 May 1713 - 28 December 1757) was a member of the British Royal Family, the fourth child and third daughter of George II.

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[edit] Early life

Princess Caroline Elizabeth was born in Hanover, Germany. Her father was The Hereditary Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg, the eldest son of The Elector of Hanover . Her mother was Caroline of Ansbach, daughter of Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. As a granddaughter of the Elector of Hanover, she was styled HSH Princess Caroline Elizabeth of Hanover at birth. Under the Act of Settlement 1701, she was 7th in the line of succession to the British throne.

[edit] Great Britain

In 1714, Queen Anne died, and Caroline's grandfather became George I and her father Prince of Wales. Caroline moved with her parents to Great Britain, and resided at St James's Palace, London. She was now styled as a Princess of Great Britain, and was known as HRH Princess Caroline Elizabeth of Wales, and later HRH The Princess Caroline Elizabeth when her father succeeded as George II in 1727.

[edit] Later life

Princess Caroline Elizabeth died, unmarried and childless, on 28 December 1757, aged 44, at St James's Palace. She was buried at Westminster Abbey.

[edit] Titles, styles, honours and arms

[edit] Titles

  • 1713-1714: Her Serene Highness Princess Caroline Elizabeth of Hanover
  • 1714: Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline Elizabeth of Cornwall
  • 1714-1727: Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline Elizabeth of Wales
  • 1727-1757: Her Royal Highness The Princess Caroline Elizabeth

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