Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom
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For other persons known as Princess Amelia, see Princess Amelia
| Princess Amelia | |
|---|---|
| Titles | |
| HRH The Princess Amelia | |
| Royal house | House of Hanover |
| Father | George III |
| Mother | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
| Born | 7 August 1783 Royal Lodge, Windsor |
| Died | 2 November 1810 Augusta Lodge, Windsor |
| Burial | St George's Chapel, Windsor |
The Princess Amelia (7 August 1783 - 2 November 1810), was a member of the British Royal Family.
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[edit] Early life
Princess Amelia was born, on 7 August 1783, at the Royal Lodge, Windsor, the youngest daughter of George III and Queen Charlotte, and the youngest of their fifteen children. She is reputed to have been her father's favourite, and he called her "Emily." As the daughter of the monarch, she was styled HRH The Princess Amelia from birth.
[edit] Illness
She became ill in 1795, and was known to suffer from consumption, from which she eventually died, and erysipelas, a painful type of skin infection. Her eldest brother, later George IV, was her godfather and is reputed to have requested her death mask.
[edit] Marriage
Amelia and her sisters, Charlotte, Augusta Sophia, Elizabeth, Mary and Sophia were over-protected and isolated, which restricted their meeting eligible suitors of their own age.
Amelia fell in love with Sir Charles Fitzroy, an equerry 21 years older than herself, and the son of Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton, but was forbidden to marry him by her mother Queen Charlotte. There is conflicting evidence as to whether or not the two did marry, but they did have one son, Hugh Huntly (d. 1829)
[edit] Later life
After Amelia's death, George Villiers, the King's bailiff, and younger brother of Thomas Villiers, 2nd Earl of Clarendon, attempted to blackmail the King and Queen with letters belonging to Amelia, after the disappearance of £280,000 in his control - Villiers was father of later diplomat and statesman George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon,
Her death led to a decline in her father's health which resulted in his insanity and the subsequent invocation of the Regency Act of 1811. She was buried in the royal vault in St George's Chapel, Windsor
[edit] Titles, styles, honours and arms
[edit] Titles
- 7 August 1783 - 2 November 1810: Her Royal Highness The Princess Amelia
[edit] Relatives
Her grandson, Charles Hugh Grafton Fitzroy Beachcroft Huntly, had 10 children, making sure that even today there are many relatives of Princess Amelia.
[edit] External links
- The Prince Regent and His Circle
- Cranbourne Lodge, Georgian Index
- Dictionary of National Biography
- Grandson of Princess Amelia on ThePeerage.com
