Queen Charlotte (born Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz) was the Queen of England from 1761–1818. Her husband, King George III, suffered from mental illness, and Charlotte ultimately served as his guardian until her death. Charlotte is also known for the possibility that she possessed multiracial heritage, which would make her England's first multiracial royal.
Full Name: Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Known For: Queen of England (1761–1818)
Born: May 19, 1744 in Mirow, Germany
Died: November 17, 1818 in Kew, England
Spouse's Name: King George III
Here are her parents.
Her father is Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg.
Charles was born in Strelitz, the second son and youngest child of Adolphus Frederick II, reigning Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. His mother, Princess Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, was the third wife of his father. Charles had one half-brother and one surviving half-sister, the children of his father's first marriage. He also had one full sister at the time of his birth, but she died as an infant when Charles was less than one year old.
Charles's father died when he was only three months old. His half-brother succeeded their father as Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, whereas Charles, as the younger son, inherited the commandries of Mirow and Nemerow. It was to the estate of Mirow that Charles's mother retired upon the death of her husband, and it was here that Charles was raised. He later attended the University of Greifswald in Pomerania.
In keeping with the custom of the times, Charles set out on a Grand tour of Europe in 1726, aged 18. He played the transverse flute well, and made it one of the aims of the tour to improve his knowledge and skill in music. After visiting Geneva, Italy and France he went to Vienna and briefly entered the service of the Holy Roman Emperor as a Lieutenant Colonel before returning to Mirow.
After leaving the Army, Charles lived with his family in the castle of Mirow, spending most of his time managing his estates and attending to the education of his children. He lived at Mirow until his death there at the age of 44.
When his older half-brother, Adolphus Frederick III, died in December 1752 without a male heir, Charles Louis Frederick's son Adolf Friedrich was made the next Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, reigning as Adolf Friedrich IV.
Her mother: Duchess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Name variations: Elisabeth Albertine, Princess of Saxony-Hildburghausen. Born Elisabeth Albertine on August 3, 1713; died on June 29, 1761; married Duke Charles I of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1708–1752); children: Prince Charles II Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (father of Louise of Prussia);Queen charlotte Sophia of great britain.
Queen Charlotte Sophia of Britain
Multiracial charlotte Queen Of Great Britain.
Charlotte was a 17-year-old German princess who made her way to England to wed King George III, who is famous for losing the American colonies in the American Revolution and for his descent into insanity towards the end of his reign. Historian Mario De Valdes y Cocom, in his extensive research on her genealogy, argues that Charlotte is the direct descendant of a Black branch of the Portuguese royal family – Alfonso III and his mistress, Ouruana, a Black Moor.
Valdes claims that in the 13th century, Alfonso III of Portugal conquered a small town called Faro from the Moors and took the governor’s daughter (a black woman) as a lover. According to his research, one of the illegitimate children from their union, Martin Alfonso, managed to marry into the noble de Sousa family, which also had Black ancestry. And, therefore, Charlotte had black blood from both sides of her family.
