Queen of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1837 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (13 August 1792 – 2 December 1849) was the wife of King William IV of the United Kingdom. She was the daughter of George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Hanover | |||||
Tenure | 26 June 1830 – 20 June 1837 | ||||
Coronation | 8 September 1831 | ||||
Born | Meiningen, Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen | 13 August 1792||||
Died | 2 December 1849 57) Bentley Priory, Middlesex, England | (aged||||
Burial | 13 December 1849 | ||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue |
| ||||
| |||||
House | Saxe-Meiningen | ||||
Father | Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen | ||||
Mother | Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
Signature |
Adelaide was born on 13 August 1792 at Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany. She was the first child of George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Luise Eleonore. At her baptism, she had twenty-one godparents, including:
On 11 July 1818, Adelaide married Prince William, Duke of Clarence. It was a double wedding with William's younger brother, Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. When they married, William was second in line to become king. He became first in line when his brother, Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, died in 1827. William and Adelaide became King and Queen of the United Kingdom when William's older brother, king George IV died in 1830.
William and Adelaide were King and Queen until William died in 1837. Adelaide died on 2 December 1849, aged 57.
The following are some of the things named after Adelaide:
Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Princess Charlotte of Clarence | 27 March 1819 | Died a few hours after being baptised, in Hanover.[3] | |
Stillborn child | 5 September 1819 | Born dead at Calais[4] or Dunkirk.[3] | |
Princess Elizabeth of Clarence | 10 December 1820 | 4 March 1821 | Born and died at St James's Palace.[3] |
Stillborn twin boys | 8 April 1822 | Born dead at Bushy Park.[5] |
Ancestors of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.