08/22/1705 AD married
On 22 August 1705, Caroline arrived in Hanover for her wedding to George Augustus; they were married that evening in the palace chapel at Herrenhausen.
By May of the following year, Caroline was pregnant, and her first child Prince Frederick was born on 20 January 1707. A few months after the birth, in July, Caroline fell seriously ill with smallpox followed by pneumonia. Her baby was kept away from her, but George Augustus remained devotedly at her side, catching the infection himself. They both survived.
Over the next seven years, Caroline had three more children, Anne, Amelia, and Caroline, all of whom were born in Hanover.
In June 1705, Sophia Charlotte's nephew Prince George Augustus of Hanover had visited the Ansbach court, supposedly incognito, to inspect Caroline, as his father the Elector did not want his son to enter into a loveless arranged marriage as he himself had.
Subjects Who or What married?
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George II of Great Britain (George Augustus) King of Great Britain an...
Objects To Whom or What was married?
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Caroline of Ansbach (Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach) Queen consort of G...
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