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Caroline of Brunswick

noun

  1. Caroline of Brunswick17681821FGermanMISC: wife of George IV 1768–1821, wife of George IV of the United Kingdom: tried for adultery (1820)
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Diana’s spirit, if it is in the vicinity, might make common cause with Caroline of Brunswick, the German wife of King George IV — the Real Hausfrau of Brunswick.

This posed a dilemma for Austen, who in an 1813 letter had expressed her sympathies for the Prince Regent’s wife, Caroline of Brunswick, despite her own bad behavior.

There are plenty of bad royal marriages in history, but probably the worst was that of George IV and Caroline of Brunswick, captured with skill by Amanda Foreman in Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire and Flora Fraser in The Unruly Queen.

The real prince - who acted as regent for his mentally ill father, George III, and was later crowned George IV - certainly was a philanderer, both before and after his unhappy marriage to Caroline of Brunswick.

From BBC

When Brummell arrives, preparations are being made for the prince's marriage to Princess Caroline of Brunswick.

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