Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (4 December 1784 – 13 July 1840), was the first wife of Christian VIII from 1806 until 1810, before he became King of Norway and later King of Denmark. She was a daughter of Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.

Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Hereditary Princess of Denmark
Portrait by Friedrich Erhard Wagener.
Born(1784-12-04)4 December 1784
Ludwigslust, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Died13 July 1840(1840-07-13) (aged 55)
Rome, Papal States
Burial
Teutonic Cemetery, Rome (allegedly)
Spouse
(m. 1806; div. 1810)
IssueFrederick VII of Denmark
Names
German: Charlotte Friederike
Danish: Charlotte Frederikke
HouseMecklenburg-Schwerin
FatherFrederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
MotherLouise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
ReligionCatholicism,
prev. Lutheranism
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