British Royalty |
House of Hanover |
George I |
- George II
- Sophia, Queen in Prussia
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George II |
- Frederick, Prince of Wales
- Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
- Princess Amelia
- Princess Caroline
- Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
- Mary, Landgravine of Hesse-Cassel
- Louise, Queen of Denmark and Norway
- Grandchildren
- Augusta, Duchess of Brunswick
- George III
- Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany
- Princess Elizabeth of Wales
- Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
- Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
- Princess Louisa of Wales
- Prince Frederick of Wales
- Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark and Norway
- Great-grandchildren
- Princess Sophia of Gloucester
- Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
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George III |
- George IV
- Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
- William IV
- Charlotte, Queen of Württemberg
- Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
- Princess Augusta Sophia
- Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg
- Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover
- Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
- Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
- Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
- Princess Sophia
- Prince Octavius
- Prince Alfred
- Princess Amelia
- Grandchildren
- Charlotte, Princess Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
- Princess Charlotte of Clarence
- Princess Elizabeth of Clarence
- Victoria
- George V of Hanover
- Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
- Augusta, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck
- Great-grandchildren
- Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover
- Princess Frederica, Baroness von Pawel-Rammingen
- Princess Marie of Hanover
- Great-great-grandchildren
- Marie Louise, Margravine of Baden
- Prince George William of Hanover
- Alexandra, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Princess Olga of Hanover
- Prince Christian of Hanover
- Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick
- Great-great-great-grandchildren
- Ernest Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick
- Prince George William of Hanover
- Frederica, Queen of the Hellenes
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George IV |
William IV |
Victoria |
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Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of Clarence (Elizabeth Georgiana Adelaide) (December 10, 1820-March 4, 1821) was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of King George III. At the time of her birth she was third in the line of succession to the British throne.
Princess Elizabeth was born on December 10, 1820 at St. James's Palace, London. Her father was HRH The Prince William, Duke of Clarence, the third eldest son of King George III. Her mother was HRH The Duchess of Clarence (nee Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen). As a granddaughter of the British monarch, she was styled Royal Highness from birth.
The birth of Princess Elizabeth was a significant event in 19th century Britain. Her father, the Duke of Clarence, was the second in line to the throne following the death of Elizabeth's cousin, HRH Princess Charlotte in 1817, and their grandfather George III in 1820. Since the Duke's two elder brothers, King George IV and the Duke of York were both without legitimate children, and the King was estranged from his wife and the Duke of York unmarried, it seemed likely that Princess Elizabeth would succeed as Queen in years to come. Her mother, the Duchess of Clarence, had several difficult pregnancies, and Elizabeth's elder sister, Princess Charlotte of Clarence, died on the day of her birth, making it unlikely for the Duke and Duchess to produce any more children.
Sadly, Princess Elizabeth also died in infancy, succumbing to convulsions on March 4, 1821. Her cousin, HRH Princess Victoria of Kent, whose place she took in the line of succession on her birth, succeeded Elizabeth's father and became Queen in 1837. If Elizabeth had survived, Victoria would not have became Queen and there would have been no Victorian Era.
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