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Caroline of Ansbach 1683-1737
Queen of Great Britain and Ireland

Born in Ansbach, the daughter of the Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, she married George, Electoral Prince of Hanover (1705), later George II, and went to England with him when his father became King George I (1714). As Princess of Wales she established a court of writers and politicians at Leicester House. Sensible, and avoiding abuse of the power she loved, she was a strong supporter of Sir Robert Walpole, and acted as regent during her husband's absences abroad. They had five children, including Frederick Louis (1707-51), Prince of Wales and father of George III, and William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland.

Bibliography: Peter Quennel, Caroline of England (1939)