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Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach was the Queen consort of King George II of Great Britain. As a young woman, Caroline was much sought-after as a bride. Rejecting the nominal King of Spain, Archduke Charles of Austria, she married George Augustus, third-in-line to the British throne. Caroline moved to Britain in 1714 when her husband became Prince of Wales. As Princess of Wales, she joined her husband in rallying political opposition to his father George I. In 1717 her husband was expelled from court after a family row. Caroline came to be associated with Robert Walpole, an opposition politician who was a former government minister, on whose advice George and his father George I reconciled publicly. Caroline succeeded as Queen and consort to George II in 1727.
The Royal Hospital Chelsea
London
Title
Caroline (1683–1737), Consort of George II
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 214 x W 150 cm
Accession number
810
Acquisition method
bequeathed by Govenor General William Evans, 1739
Work type
Painting
The Royal Hospital Chelsea
Royal Hospital Road, London, Greater London SW3 4SR England
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