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Sunday, November 4, 2018
The Royal Babies of King George III and Queen Charlotte
The arrival of a baby at any time is a joyous event and with the
arrival of the latest royal babies, we thought we would take a look back
at the children of King George III and his consort Queen Charlotte.
They produced a staggering 15 children. So here’s a brief look at them
all through their portraits.
1. Their eldest child and first in line to the throne was George,
later to become the notorious King George IV (1762 – 1830). As you may
know, George, Prince of Wales, was named as the father of our favourite
Georgian courtesan Grace Dalrymple Elliott’s daughter, but that’s
another story, with Prince George featuring in our book An Infamous Mistress.
2. Frederick, Duke of York, now gave the couple the requisite ‘heir and a spare’. (1763 – 1827). (Read more.)
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