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Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz arrived in Britain as a teenager to marry King George III, and theirs would become a marriage of deep affection and domesticity, with celebrated Georgians flocking to their court. Yet hers was also a life increasingly blighted by tragedy.

She came into the world on May 19, 1744, as Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a northern German territory that at the time was part of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1761, when she turned 17, Princess Sophia was betrothed — rather unexpectedly — to the King of England, George III.

The character of Charlotte is based on Princess Sophie Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a figure whose racial identity has been in question for decades.

Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz lived a fairytale-like life. No one expected much from her, not even herself, until destiny whisked her off to become the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland. This is where the fairytale ends and real life begins, however.

In July 1761, it was decided that the King would marry the 17-year-old Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who lacked interest in political affairs much to George's favour. [2] [3] After she arrived at St James's Palace accompanied by her brother, Duke Adolphus Frederick , on 8 September 1761 to meet the King, George and Charlotte were ...

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and George III were real, prominent historical figures, the latest in a very long parade of notable people to star in dramas whose creators take ample liberties ...

Here, see the cast of Queen Charlotte in real life and modern day: ... Shetland, and Nancy Drew, appears as Queen Charlotte's brother Adolphis Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Five Things to Know About Queen Charlotte. Before Meghan Markle, the late 18th-century Queen Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz may have been the country’s first biracial royal