British mourn heiress
11/06/1817 AD died
Charlotte's death set off tremendous mourning among the British, who had seen her as a sign of hope and a contrast both to her unpopular father and to her grandfather, whom they deemed mad.
She had been King George III's only legitimate grandchild, meaning there was a chance the throne would pass to a distant relative.
The King's unmarried sons thus looked for wives and his fourth son, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, fathered the eventual queen, Victoria.
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Princess Charlotte of Wales (Charlotte Augusta) the only child of ...
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