Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland as the wife of King George III from their marriage on 8 September 1761 until her death in 1818. The Acts of Union 1800 unified
Portrait of Queen Charlotte by Thomas Gainsborough, 1781
Charlotte's birthplace in Mirow
Charlotte with a servant by Johann Georg Ziesenis, c. 1761
Queen Charlotte with her Two Eldest Sons, Johan Zoffany, 1765
Prince Alfred of Great Britain was the fourteenth child and ninth and youngest son of King George III and his queen consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. In 1782, Alfred, who had never enjoyed r
1782 portrait
The Apotheosis of Prince Octavius in 1783, by Benjamin West. Alfred (left) welcomes his brother Octavius (right) into Heaven.