Caroline of Brunswick

queen of George IV. and daughter of the Duke of Brunswick; married George, then Prince of Wales, in 1795; gave birth to the Prince Charlotte the year following, but almost immediately after her husband abandoned her; she retired to a mansion at Black heath; was allowed to go abroad after a time; on the acce ion of her husband she was offered a pension of £50,000 if she stayed out of the country, but rejected it and claimed her rights as queen; was charged with adultery, but after a long trial acquitted; on the day of the coronation sought admi ion to Westminster Abbey, but the door was shut against her; she died a fortnight after (1768-1821).