Caroline of Ansbach

Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, born Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline, was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Electress of Hanover from 11 June 1727 until her death. Her father was Margrave John Frederick of Brandenburg-Ansbach of the House of Hohenzollern. Orphaned young, she was raised in the enlightened Prussian court of King Frederick I and Queen Sophia Charlotte, who influenced her liberal outlook. Caroline married George Augustus, later King George II, and had eight children, seven of whom survived to adulthood. In Britain, she became a political figure, supporting Robert Walpole and acting as regent during George II’s absences in Hanover. She died at St James’s Palace in London and was buried at Westminster Abbey.