Adelaide [Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen] (1792–1849), queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, consort of William IV, was the eldest child of George Frederick Charles, duke of Saxe-Meiningen (d. 1803), and Louisa Eleanora (d. 1837), daughter of Christian Albert, ...
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Adelaide [Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen] (1792–1849), queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, consort of William IV
E. M. Clerke
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Alexandra [Princess Alexandra of Denmark] (1844–1925), queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the British dominions beyond the seas, and empress of India, consort of Edward VII
A. W. Purdue
Alexandra [Princess Alexandra of Denmark] (1844–1925), queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the British dominions beyond the seas, and empress of India, consort of Edward VII, was born at the Gule or Yellow Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 1 December 1844 and was given the names ...
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Alexandra, Princess [married name Princess Arthur of Connaught], suo jure duchess of Fife (1891–1959), nurse and granddaughter of Edward VII
Hugo Vickers
Alexandra, Princess [married name Princess Arthur of Connaught], suo jure duchess of Fife (1891–1959), nurse and granddaughter of Edward VII, was born Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise on 17 May 1891 at East Sheen Lodge, Richmond, Surrey. She was the elder daughter and second child of ...
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Alice, Princess [married name Princess Louis of Hesse] (1843–1878), grand duchess of Hesse, consort of Louis IV, and daughter of Queen Victoria
K. D. Reynolds
Alice, Princess [married name Princess Louis of Hesse] (1843–1878), grand duchess of Hesse, consort of Louis IV, and daughter of Queen Victoria, was born Alice Maud Mary at Buckingham Palace in the early morning of 25 April 1843, the third child and second daughter of ...
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Amelia [Emily], Princess (1711–1786), daughter of George II
E. H. Chalus
Amelia [Emily], Princess (1711–1786), daughter of George II, was born on 30 May/10 June 1711 at the palace of Herrenhausen in Hanover, Germany, the summer residence of her grandfather, Georg Ludwig, elector of Hanover (from 1714 King George I of Great Britain), the second daughter of ...
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Anne [née Anne Hyde], duchess of York (1637–1671), first wife of James II
John Miller
Anne [née Anne Hyde], duchess of York (1637–1671), first wife of James II, was born on 12 March 1637 at Cranbourne Lodge, Windsor Park, the eldest daughter of Sir Edward Hyde (1609–1674), created earl of Clarendon in 1661, and Frances, daughter of ...
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Anne (1665–1714), queen of Great Britain and Ireland
Edward Gregg
Anne (1665–1714), queen of Great Britain and Ireland, was born at St James's Palace, Westminster, on 6 February 1665. She was the fourth child and second daughter of James, duke of York (1633–1701) [see James
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Anne, princess royal (1709–1759), princess of Orange, consort of William IV
Matthew Kilburn
Anne, princess royal (1709–1759), princess of Orange, consort of William IV, was born on 2 November 1709 at the Leine palace, Hanover, the second child and eldest daughter of George Augustus, electoral prince of Hanover, later George II of Great Britain (1683–1760), and his wife, ...
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Augusta [Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha], princess of Wales (1719–1772), consort of Frederick Lewis, prince of Wales
John L. Bullion
Augusta [Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha], princess of Wales (1719–1772), consort of Frederick Lewis, prince of Wales, was born in Gotha, capital of the German principality of Saxe-Gotha, in Thuringia, on 19 November 1719 os, the fourth (but second surviving) daughter and thirteenth child of ...
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Bacon [née Cooke], Anne, Lady Bacon (c. 1528–1610), gentlewoman and scholar
Lynne Magnusson
Bacon [née Cooke], Anne, Lady Bacon (c. 1528–1610), gentlewoman and scholar, was probably born at Gidea Hall, Essex. She was third of the nine children of Sir Anthony Cooke (1505/6–1576), one of the humanist educators who tutored Edward VI, and Anne (...
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Bankes [née Hawtrey], Mary, Lady Bankes (d. 1661), royalist landholder
Barbara Donagan
Bankes [née Hawtrey], Mary, Lady Bankes (d. 1661), royalist landholder, was the only daughter and an heir of Ralph Hawtrey (1570–1638) and his wife, Mary Altham (1578–1647). The Hawtreys claimed Norman descent and established themselves in Ruislip, Middlesex, in the sixteenth century. In 1618 she married ...
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Beatrice, Princess [married name Princess Henry of Battenberg] (1857–1944)
A. W. Purdue
Beatrice, Princess [married name Princess Henry of Battenberg] (1857–1944), the fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, was born Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore at Buckingham Palace on 14 April 1857. Unlike her elder brothers and sisters, she was treated with indulgence by her parents and in her infancy was a lively child. After ...
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Bentinck [née Temple; other married name Berkeley], Jane Martha, countess of Portland (1672–1751), royal governess
Juliet Learmouth
Bentinck [née Temple; other married name Berkeley], Jane Martha, countess of Portland (1672–1751), royal governess, was the sixth daughter of the Anglo-Irish lawyer and politician, Sir John Temple (1632–1705) and his wife, Jane, née Yarner (d. 1708). ...
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Boyle [née Noel], Juliana, countess of Burlington and Cork (1672–1750), courtier and patron of the arts
Juliet Learmouth
Boyle [née Noel], Juliana, countess of Burlington and Cork (1672–1750), courtier and patron of the arts, was born on 19 May 1672, probably at North Ruffenham, Rutland, the only surviving daughter of Henry Noel (1642–1677), a wealthy landowner who was briefly MP for ...
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Campbell [née Bellenden], Mary, of Mamore (bap. 1685, d. 1736), courtier
Ruth M. Larsen
Campbell [née Bellenden], Mary, of Mamore (bap. 1685, d. 1736), courtier, was baptized in Edinburgh on 4 May 1685, the third daughter of John Bellenden (formerly Ker), second Lord Bellenden (c.1660–1706), and Mary, dowager countess of Dalhousie (c.1669–1726)...
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Canning [née Stuart], Charlotte Elizabeth, Countess Canning (1817–1861), courtier and vicereine of India
K. D. Reynolds
Canning [née Stuart], Charlotte Elizabeth, Countess Canning (1817–1861), courtier and vicereine of India, was born at the British embassy in Paris on 31 March 1817, the elder of the two daughters of Sir Charles Stuart, later Baron Stuart de Rothesay (1779–1845), diplomatist, and his wife, ...
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Caroline [Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach] (1683–1737), queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and electress of Hanover, consort of George II
Stephen Taylor
Caroline [Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach] (1683–1737), queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and electress of Hanover, consort of George II, was born on 1 March 1683 in the palace of Ansbach, south Germany. She was the elder of the two children of Johann Friedrich, ...
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Caroline [Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel] (1768–1821), queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, consort
E. A. Smith
Caroline [Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel] (1768–1821), queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, consort of George IV, was born on 17 May 1768 at Brunswick, the second daughter of Karl II, duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Princess Augusta, sister of George III...
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Caroline Matilda, Princess (1751–1775), queen of Denmark and Norway, consort of Christian VII
D. D. Aldridge
Caroline Matilda, Princess (1751–1775), queen of Denmark and Norway, consort of Christian VII, was the ninth and youngest child of Frederick Lewis (1707–1751) and Augusta (1719–1772), prince and princess of Wales. She was born at Leicester House in London on 22 July 1751, a little more than four months after her father's unexpected death. Her childhood was spent within the defensive confines of the court of her mother. ...
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Cary [née Morison], Lettice, Viscountess Falkland (c. 1612–1647), noblewoman and benefactor
Elizabeth Allen
Cary [née Morison], Lettice, Viscountess Falkland (c. 1612–1647), noblewoman and benefactor, was the daughter of Sir Richard Moryson (c. 1571–1628) [see under Moryson, Fynes], vice-president of Munster, and Mary (d. 1654), daughter of Sir Henry Harington, sometime resident of ...
