Caroline Matilda of Great Britain and Ireland
Born Princess Caroline Matilda of Great Britain and Ireland, known as Queen Caroline Mathilde in Denmark.
Daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751) and his wife Augusta, Princess of Saxe-Gotha (1719-1772).
Born: Leicester House, London 11. Jul 1751
Baptised: Leicester House 22. Jul 1751
Godparents:
Prince George of Great Britain (later King George III., her brother)
Princess Caroline of Great Britain (her paternal aunt)
Princess Augusta of Great Britain (her sister)
Married: Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen 8. Nov 1766 (div. 1772) Christian VII. King of Denmark and Norway (1749-1808), her first cousin, son of Frederik V. King of Denmark and Norway (1723-1766) and his first wife Princess Louisa of Great Britain and Ireland (1724-1751).
Issue:
Frederik VI. King of Denmark and Norway (1768-1839) m. 1790 Marie Sophie Princess of Hesse-Kassel (1767-1852)
Louise Augusta, Princess of Denmark and Norway (1771-1843) m. 1786 Friedrich Christian II. Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1765-1814)
The father of her daughter Louise Augusta was most likely Caroline Matilda’s lover, the daughter of Johann Friedrich Struensee (1737-1772), King Chrisitan VII. German physician. The royal marriage was dissolved by divorce and Struensee executed in 1772.
Died: Celle, Germany 10. May 1775 from scarlet fever
Buried: Celle
Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. I/1, 1998, Vittorio Klostermann; Alison Weir: “Britain’s Royal Families”, Vintage Books 2008; Thea Leitner: „Skandal bei Hof“, Piper Verlag, Munich 1999; for christening and godparents see Yvonne’s Royalty Home Page http://users.uniserve.com/~canyon/christenings.htm#Christenings