Princess Elizabeth Caroline of Wales

:"Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain redirects here, for the later "Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain", see Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom"Infobox British Royalty|royal
name =Princess Elizabeth
royal house =House of Hanover
titles ="HRH" Princess Elizabeth"The London Gazette" refers to her more often as [http://www.londongazette.co.uk/ViewPDF.aspx?pdf=8053 Princess Elizabeth] ]
father =Frederick, Prince of Wales
mother =Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
date of birth =birth date|1741|1|10|df=y
place of birth =Norfolk House, London
date of christening =3 February 1741
place of christening =Norfolk House, London
date of death =death date and age|1759|9|14|1740|12|30|df=y
place of death =Kew Palace, London
place of burial =Westminster Abbey, London|

Princess Elizabeth (Elizabeth Caroline; 10 January 1741 – 4 September 1759) was a member of the British Royal Family, a grandchild of George II and sister of George III.

Early life

Princess Elizabeth was born at Norfolk House, St James's Square, London. Her father was The Prince Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son of King George II and Caroline of Ansbach. Her mother was The Princess of Wales (nèe Augusta of Saxe-Gotha). She was christened twenty-five days later at Norfolk House, by The Bishop of Oxford, Thomas Secker — her godparents were The Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (her first cousin once-removed by marriage; for whom The Lord Baltimore (Gentleman of the Bedchamber to her father) stood proxy), The Queen of Denmark (for whom Anne, Viscountess of Irvine stood proxy) and The Duchess of Saxe-Gotha (her maternal aunt by marriage, for whom Lady Jane Hamilton stood proxy). [ [http://users.uniserve.com/~canyon/christenings.htm#Christenings Yvonne's Royalty Home Page: Royal Christenings] ]

Later life

She died on 4 September 1759 at Kew Palace, London and was buried at Westminster Abbey.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

*30 December 1740 – 4 September 1759: "Her Royal Highness" Princess Elizabeth [ [http://www.heraldica.org/topics/britain/prince_highness.htm#George_II Styles of the members of the British royal family — George II] ]

Ancestors

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1= 1. Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain
2= 2. Frederick, Prince of Wales
3= 3. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
4= 4. George II of Great Britain
5= 5. Margravine Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach
6= 6. Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
7= 7. Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst
8= 8. George I of Great Britain
9= 9. Sophia Dorothea of Celle
10= 10. John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
11= 11. Eleanor Erdmuthe Louise of Saxe-Eisenach
12= 12. Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
13= 13. Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels
14= 14. Charles of Anhalt-Zerbst
15= 15. Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels
16= 16. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover
17= 17. Sophia, Princess Palatine of the Rhine
18= 18. George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
19= 19. Eleonore d'Esmier d'Olbreuse
20= 20. Albert, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
21= 21. Sophia Margaret of Oettingen-Oettingen
22= 22. John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
23= 23. Johanetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein
24= 24. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
25= 25. Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg
26= 26. Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
27= 27. Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
28= 28. John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
29= 29. Sophie Augusta, Princess of Holstein-Gottorp
30= 30. Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (= 26)
31= 31. Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (= 27)

ee also

*List of British princesses

References