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The Princess Amelia (7 August 1783 - 2 November 1810), was a member of the British Royal Family. August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony Close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom are known by the appellation The Royal Family. ...

Early life

British Royalty
House of Hanover
George III
Children
George IV
Frederick, Duke of York
William IV
Charlotte, Queen of Württemberg
Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent
Princess Augusta Sophia
Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homurg
Ernest Augustus I of Hanover
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
Mary, Duchess of Gloucester
Princess Sophia
Prince Octavius
Prince Alfred
Princess Amelia
Grandchildren
Charlotte, Princess Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield
Princess Charlotte of Clarence
Princess Elizabeth of Clarence
Victoria
George V, King of Hanover
George, Duke of Cambridge
Augusta, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck

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. The House of Hanover (the Hanoverians) were a German royal dynasty of Lombard descent which succeeded the House of Stuart as kings of Great Britain in 1714. ... Image File history File links This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ... George IV (George Augustus Frederick) (12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death. ... The Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (Frederick Augustus) (16 August 1763 - 5 January 1827) was a member of the British Royal Family, the second eldest child, and second son of King George III. From 1820 until his death in 1827, he was the heir presumptive to his elder... William IV (William Henry) (21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death. ... Queen Charlotte of Württemberg,(née Her Royal Highness The Princess Charlotte, Princess Royal) (Charlotte Augusta Matilda), (29 September 1766-5 October 1828) was a member of the British Royal Family, the eldest daughter of King George III. She was later the Queen consort of King Friedrich I of... 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Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (January 7, 1796 – November 6, 1817) was the only child of the ill-fated marriage between George IV (at that time the Prince of Wales) and Caroline of Brunswick. ... Her Highness Princess Charlotte of Clarence (Charlotte Augusta Louisa) (March 21, 1819-March 21, 1819) was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of King George III. At the time of her birth she was third in the line of succession to the British throne. ... Princess Elizabeth of Clarence (Elizabeth Georgiana Adelaide) (December 10, 1820-March 4, 1821) was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of King George III. At the time of her birth she was third in the line of succession to the British throne. ... Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India from 1 January 1877, until her death in 1901. ... 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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. 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... It has been suggested that Antituberculant be merged into this article or section. ... George IV (George Augustus Frederick) (12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death. ... A godparent, in Christianity, is someone who sponsors a childs baptism. ... The death mask of Australian bushranger Ned Kelly A death mask is a plaster or wax cast made of a persons face following death. ...

Marriage

Amelia and her sisters, Charlotte, Augusta Sophia, Elizabeth, Mary and Sophia were over-protected and isolated, which restriced their meeting eligible suitors of their own age. Queen Charlotte,(née Her Royal Highness The Princess Charlotte, Princess Royal) (Charlotte Augusta Matilda), (29 September 1766-5 October 1828) was a member of the British Royal Family, the eldest daughter of King George III. She was later the Queen consort of King Friedrich I of Württemberg. ... HRH Princess Augusta Sophia of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick and Lüneburg was born on November 8th, 1768 at Buckingham House, Saint Jamess Park, London and died on September 22nd, 1840 at Clarence House, St. ... The Princess Elizabeth (22 May 1770 - 10 January 1840) was a member of the British Royal Family, the 7th child and 3rd daughter of George III of the United Kingdom. ... Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester, (April 25, 1776 - April 30, 1857) was a member of the British Royal Family, the 11th child and 4th daughter of King George III. // Birth Princess Mary was born on April 25, 1776 at St. ... The Princess Sophia (Sophia Matilda) (23 February 1779 - 3 May 1848) was a member of the British Royal Family, the 12th child and 6th daughter of King George III. // Birth The Princess Sophia was born at Buckingham Palace, London. ...

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) The Master of the Horse was (and in some cases, is) a historical position of varying importance in several European nations. ... Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton (25 June 1737–21 March 1797) was a British statesman and soldier. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

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, Bailiff (from Late Latin bajulivus, adjectival form of bajulus) is a governor or custodian (cf. ... George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (January 12, 1800 - June 27, 1870), was an English diplomat and statesman. ...

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 The Regency Acts are Acts of the British Parliament passed at various points in time, to provide a regent if the British monarch were to be incapacited or in minority (under the age of 18). ... Joyce Rollins is a lesbian. ... St Georges Chapel at Windsor Castle, left, 1848. ... Windsor may refer to many places and other things. ...

Titles, Styles, Honours & Arms

Titles

• 1783-1810: Her Royal Highness The Princess Amelia

External links and references

• The Prince Regent and His Circle
• Cranbourne Lodge, Georgian Index
• Dictionary of National Biography