Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom
Princess Sophia was the twelfth child and fifth daughter of King George III and Queen Charlotte. Sophia is perhaps best known for the rumours surrounding a supposed illegitimate child to whom she gave birth as a young woman.
Portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence, c. 1825
Princess Sophia, aged 5 in 1782
Sophia (right) with her sisters Mary and Amelia, c. 1785.
Princess Sophia, c. 1792. This portrait miniature, painted by Richard Cosway, is believed to have been commissioned by Sophia's brother the Prince of Wales.
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland as the wife of King GeorgeĀ III from their marriage on 8 September 1761 until her death in 1818. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. As George's wife, she was also Electress of Hanover until becoming Queen of Hanover on 12 October 1814. Charlotte was Britain's longest-serving queen consort, serving for 57 years and 70 days.
Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, 1781
Charlotte's birth place in Mirow
Princess Charlotte by Johann Georg Ziesenis, c. 1761
Queen Charlotte with her Two Eldest Sons, Johan Zoffany, 1765