Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (German: Friederike Louise Caroline Sophie Alexandrine; 3 March 1778 – 29 June 1841) was Queen of Hanover from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1841 as the wife of King Ernest Augustus. She was a German princess who married successively Prince Louis Charles of Prussia, Prince Frederick William of Solms-Braunfels, and her first cousin Ernest Augustus. Through her 1815 marriage to Ernest, then Duke of Cumberland, Frederica became a British princess and Duchess of Cumberland. Ernest was the fifth son and eighth child of Queen Charlotte and King George III of the United Kingdom, Frederica's paternal aunt and her husband.
| Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |||||
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| Princess Louis Charles of Prussia Princess Frederick William of Solms-Braunfels Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale | |||||
Portrait by Johann Friedrich August Tischbein, 1796 | |||||
| Queen consort of Hanover | |||||
| Tenure | 20 June 1837 – 29 June 1841 | ||||
| Born | 3 March 1778 Electorate of Hanover, Holy Roman Empire | ||||
| Died | 29 June 1841 (aged 63) Kingdom of Hanover | ||||
| Burial | Herrenhausen Palace, Kingdom of Hanover | ||||
| Spouse | Prince Louis Charles of Prussia
(m. 1793; died 1796)Prince Frederick William of Solms-Braunfels
(m. 1798; died 1814) | ||||
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| House | Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
| Father | Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
| Mother | Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt | ||||
Frederica was born in the Altes Palais of Hanover as the fifth daughter of Charles II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt. Her father assumed the title of Grand Duke of Mecklenburg on 18 June 1815.