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Sophia Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of England 1744–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1744

Birth Location: Mirow, Mecklenburgische Seenplattener Landkreis, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Death Date: 17 November 1818

Death Location: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England

Father: Charles Mirow

Mother: Princess Saxe-Hildburghausen

Spouse(s): King III

Children(s): Augustus Hanover, Frederick Hanover, William IV, King Kingdom, Sophia Hanover, Octavius Hanover, Amelia Hanover, Alfred Hanover, Princess Kingdom, Adolphus Hanover, Princess Kingdom, King Hannover, Charlotte Hanover, Augusta Hanover, Edward Hanover

In 1744, Sophia Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of England entered the world in Mirow, Mecklenburgische Seenplattener Landkreis, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, born to Charles Lewis Frederick Mecklenburg Strelitz Grand Duke Of Mecklenburg Strelitz Prince Of Mirow And Princess Elisabeth Albertine Of Saxe Hildburghausen. Sophia Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of England married King George Iii, and had children including Adolphus Frederick Hanover, Alfred Hanover, Amelia Of Hanover, Augusta Sophia Hanover, Augustus Frederick Hanover, Charlotte Hanover, Edward Augustus Prince Hanover, Frederick Augustus Hanover, King Ernst August I Of Hannover, King George Iv Of The United Kingdom, Octavius Hanover, Princess Elizabeth Of The United Kingdom, Princess Mary Of The United Kingdom, Sophia Matilda Hanover, William Iv. Sophia Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of England passed away in 1818 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1744, Sophia Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of England entered the world in Mirow, Mecklenburgische Seenplattener Landkreis, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, born to Charles Lewis Frederick Mecklenburg Strelitz Grand Duke Of Mecklenburg Strelitz Prince Of Mirow And Princess Elisabeth Albertine Of Saxe Hildburghausen.
  • Sophia Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of England married King George Iii, and had children including Adolphus Frederick Hanover, Alfred Hanover, Amelia Of Hanover, Augusta Sophia Hanover, Augustus Frederick Hanover, Charlotte Hanover, Edward Augustus Prince Hanover, Frederick Augustus Hanover, King Ernst August I Of Hannover, King George Iv Of The United Kingdom, Octavius Hanover, Princess Elizabeth Of The United Kingdom, Princess Mary Of The United Kingdom, Sophia Matilda Hanover, William Iv.
  • Sophia Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of England passed away in 1818 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Mirow
1708–1752
Birth Location: Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
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Princess Saxe-Hildburghausen
1713–1761
Birth Location: Meiningen, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thueringen, Germany
PS

Spouses(s)

King III
1738–1820
Birth Location: Norfolk House, St. James, Westminster, England
KI

Children(s)

Augustus Hanover
1773–1820
Birth Location: St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
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Frederick Hanover
1763–1827
Birth Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England
FH
William IV
1765–1837
Birth Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
WI
King Kingdom
1762–1830
Birth Location: Saint James' Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
KK
Sophia Hanover
1777–1848
Birth Location: Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
SH
Octavius Hanover
1779–1783
Birth Location: London, City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
OH
Amelia Hanover
1783–1810
Birth Location: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
AH
Alfred Hanover
1780–1783
Birth Location: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
AH
Princess Kingdom
1776–1857
Birth Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
PK
Adolphus Hanover
1774–1850
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
AH
Princess Kingdom
1770–1840
Birth Location: Buckingham House, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
PK
King Hannover
1771–1851
Birth Location: Buckingham House, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
KH
Charlotte Hanover
1766–1828
Birth Location: Buckingham House, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
CH
Augusta Hanover
1768–1840
Birth Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
AH
Edward Hanover
1767–1820
Birth Location: Buckingham Palace, St. James's, London, Middlesex, England
EH

Sophia England's Ancestors

Self
Sophia England
1744–1818
Birth Place: Mirow, Mecklenburgische Seenplattener Landkreis, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Parents
Charles Lewis Frederick Mecklenburg-Strelitz Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Prince of Mirow
1708–1752
Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Princess (Elisabeth Albertine of) Saxe-Hildburghausen
1713–1761
Meiningen, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thueringen, Germany
Grandparents
Adolf (Friedrich II Von Mecklenburg) Strelitz
1658–1708
Grabow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Proncess (Christine Amalia van) Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
1681–1751
Schwarzburg
Ernest (Frederick I Wettin of) Saxe-Hildburghausen
1681–1724
Arolsen, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hesse, Germany
Sophia (Albertine of) Erbach-Erbach
1683–1742
Erbach, Limburg-Weilburg, Hesse, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Adolf Ratzeburg
1588–1658
Marie Braunschweig-Dannenberg
1616–1665
Christian SCHWARZBOURG-SONDERSHAUSEN
1647–1721
Countess Gräfin
1641–1684
Ernst Sachsen-Hildburghausen
1655–1715
Sophie Waldeck
1662–1702
George Erbach
1643–1693
Amalia Waldeck-Eisenberg
1640–1697
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Julius Dannenberg
1571–1636
Marie Dannenberg
1582–1616
Count Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
1620–1666
Maria (1622-1689)
1622–1689
Albrecht Muhlingen
1597–1641
Sophie Delmenhorst
1601–1642
George I
1597–1647
Elisabeth Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
1617–1655
Philippe VI
1613–1645
Maria Hilchenbach
1623–1647

Sophia England's Descendants

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Sophia (Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of) England (19 May 1744–17 November 1818) m. King (George) III (24 May 1738–29 January 1820)
  1. 1. Augustus (Frederick) Hanover 1773–1820 m. Princess (Mary Louise Victoria of Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duchess of) Kent 1786–1861
    1. 1. Queen (Victoria Hanover Queen of the United) Kingdom 1819–1901 m. Francis (Albert Augustus Charles Emanuel “Prince Albert” of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Consort Prince of) England 1819–1861
      1. 1. Arthur Saxe-Coburg 1850–1942
      2. 2. Leopold Saxe-Coburg 1853–1884
      3. 3. Edward VII 1841–1910 m. Emilie (Charlotte Lillie Langtry Le) Breton 1853–1929 m. Alexandra (of) Denmark 1844–1925
        1. 1. Alexander (John Charles Albert Prince) Windsor 1871–1871
        2. 2. King (George Frederick Ernest Albert None V, of) Windsor 1865–1936 m. Princess (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes of) Teck 1867–1953
        3. 3. Albert (Victor Duke) Windsor 1864–1892
        4. 4. Victoria (Toria Alexandra Olga Mary Princess) Windsor 1868–1935
        5. 5. Louise (Victoria Alexandra Dagmar Princess Royal) Windsor 1867–1931
      4. 4. Louise Saxe-Coburg 1848–1939
      5. 5. Princess (Helena of Great) Britain 1846–1923
      6. 6. Beatrice Saxe-Coburg 1857–1944
      7. 7. Duke (Alfred of) Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1844–1900
      8. 8. Princess (Alice of The United) Kingdom 1843–1878
      9. 9. Princess (Royal Victoria of The United) Kingdom 1840–1901
  2. 2. Frederick (Augustus) Hanover 1763–1827
  3. 3. William IV 1765–1837
  4. 4. King (George IV of The United) Kingdom 1762–1830 m. Carolina (Amelia Elizabeth Princess of) Brunswick 1768–1821
    1. 1. Princess (Charlotte Augusta) Wales 1796–1817
  5. 5. Sophia (Matilda) Hanover 1777–1848
  6. 6. Octavius Hanover 1779–1783
  7. 7. Amelia (of) Hanover 1783–1810
  8. 8. Alfred Hanover 1780–1783
  9. 9. Princess (Mary of the United) Kingdom 1776–1857
  10. 10. Adolphus (Frederick) Hanover 1774–1850 m. Princess (Augusta Wilhelmine Luise of Hesse-Kassel, Duchess of Cambridge of) Hesse-Kassel 1797–1889
    1. 1. Princess (Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth of Cambridge Duchess of) Teck 1833–1897 m. Count (Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander von Hohenstein Duke of) Teck 1837–1900
      1. 1. Princess (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes of) Teck 1867–1953 m. King (George Frederick Ernest Albert None V, of) Windsor 1865–1936
        1. 1. George VI 1895–1952 m. Queen (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes) Lyon 1900–2002
        2. 2. Prince George 1902–1942
        3. 3. Edward VIII 1894–1972
        4. 4. John (Charles Francis) Windsor 1905–1919
        5. 5. Victoria (Alexandra Alice Mary) Lascelles 1897–1965 m. Henry (George Charles) Lascelles 1882–1947
        6. 6. Henry (William Frederick Albert) Windsor 1900–1974
  11. 11. Princess (Elizabeth of the United) Kingdom 1770–1840
  12. 12. King (Ernst August I of) Hannover 1771–1851
  13. 13. Charlotte Hanover 1766–1828
  14. 14. Augusta (Sophia) Hanover 1768–1840
  15. 15. Edward (Augustus Prince) Hanover 1767–1820

Sophia England's Timeline

14 Records

1665
15 September 1665
Sophia Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of England was married in Celle Castle, Celle, Hannover, Electorate of Brunswick-Luneburg
Celle Castle, Celle, Hannover, Electorate of Brunswick-Luneburg
1736
08 May 1736
Sophia Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of England was married in Chapel Royal, St James, Dorset, England
Chapel Royal, St James, Dorset, England
1736
08 May 1736
Sophia Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of England was married In Chapel Royal, St. James
Chapel Royal, St. James
1744
19 May 1744
Birth of Sophia Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of England in Mirow, Mecklenburgische Seenplattener Landkreis, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Allemagne
Mirow, Mecklenburgische Seenplattener Landkreis, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Allemagne
1744
19 May 1744
Birth of Sophia Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of England in Mirow, Mecklenburgische Seenplattener Landkreis, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Mirow, Mecklenburgische Seenplattener Landkreis, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
1756
8 May 1756? 8 Sep 1761?
Age 12
Sophia Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of England was married In Chapel Royal, St. James
Chapel Royal, St. James
1756
1756
Age 12
Sophia Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of England was married in St James, London, England
St James, London, England
1761
08 September 1761
Age 17
Sophia Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of England was married in Chapel Royal, St, James's, Palacefields, Cheshire, England
Chapel Royal, St, James's, Palacefields, Cheshire, England
1761
08. September 1761
Age 17
Sophia Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of England was married In Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London, England
Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London, England
1761
8 Sep 1761
Age 17
Sophia Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of England was married in St James, London, , England
St James, London, , England
1768
08 September 1768
Age 24
Sophia Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of England was married in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1768
8 September 1768
Age 24
Sophia Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of England was married in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1818
17 November 1818
Age 74
Death of Sophia Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of England in Kew, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
Kew, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
1848
1848
Age 104
Sophia Charlotte, Duchess von Mecklenburg-Strelitz von Hanover, Queen consort of England was married
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1744
    Event Place: Mirow, Mecklenburgische Seenplattener Landkreis, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Allemagne
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 04; Page: 123
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1744
    Event Place: Mirow, Mecklenburgische Seenplattener Landkreis, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 May 1756? 8 Sep 1761?
    Event Place: Chapel Royal, St. James

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 08 September 761
    Event Place: London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 September 1665
    Event Place: Celle Castle, Celle, Hannover, Electorate of Brunswick-Luneburg

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 08 May 1736
    Event Place: Chapel Royal, St James, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 08 May 1736
    Event Place: Chapel Royal, St. James

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: St James, London, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 08 September 1761
    Event Place: Chapel Royal, St, James's, Palacefields, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 08. September 1761
    Event Place: Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1761
    Event Place: St James, London, , England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 08 September 1768
    Event Place: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 September 1768
    Event Place: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1848

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Chapel Royal, St James Palace, London, England

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ebersdorf, Saale-Orla-Kreis, Thueringen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: St James, London, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 November 1818
    Event Place: Kew, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 04; Page: 123
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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