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The Georgian princesses / John Van der Kiste.
Author
Van der Kiste, John
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Thrupp, Stroud, Gloucestershire : Sutton Pub., 2000.
Description
xvi, 224 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : portraits ; 24 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
DA28.3 .V36 2000
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Princesses
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Great Britain
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Biography
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Princesses
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Europe
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Biography
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Great Britain
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History
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18th century
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Great Britain
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19th century
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Biography
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Summary note
This detailed chronological account features the princesses and consort Queens of the Georgian era, from Sophia (mother of George I) who died shortly before she became Queen, to Adelaide, consort to William IV, and many others.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-218) and index.
Contents
Introduction
"I should eclipse all my sisters": Sophia, Electress of Hanover
"Surrounded by people without pity or justice": Princess Sophia Dorothea of Celle; Sophia Charlotte and Sophia Dorothea, Queens of Prussia
"Her will was the sole spring": Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, later Queen Caroline, and her daughters
"Easy, civil, and not disconcerted": Augusta, Princess of Wales; Queen Charlotte
"Without hope and open to every fear": the daughters of George III and Queen Charlotte; Caroline, Princess of Wales
"How good and noble she really is": Princess Charlotte of Wales
"An injured wife: a depraved woman": Queen Caroline
"So well has she conducted herself": Queen Adelaide.
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ISBN
0750923105
9780750923101
LCCN
00456044
OCLC
45841350
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