Queen Charlotte’s Legacy: The city of Charlotte in North Carolina is named after Queen Charlotte and nicknamed The Queen City. Additionally, the Queen Charlotte Maternity hospital was established in London.
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Sophia Charlotte; 19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) was by marriage to King George III the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from her wedding in 1761 until the union of the two kingdoms in 1801, after which she was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until her death in 1818. She was also the Electress of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire until the promotion of her husband to King of Hanover on 12 October 1814, after which she was also queen consort of Hanover.
Queen Charlotte was a patroness of the arts and an amateur botanist, who helped expand Kew Gardens. George III and Charlotte had 15 children, 13 of whom survived to adulthood. She was distressed by her husband's bouts of physical and mental illness, which became permanent in later life and resulted in their eldest son's appointment as Prince Regent in 1811.
| Queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland Electress consort of Hanover | |
|---|---|
| Tenure | 8 September 1761 – 17 November 1818 |
| Coronation | 22 September 1761 |
| Born | 19 May 1744 Unteres Schloß, Mirow, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 17 November 1818 (aged 74) Kew Palace, Kew, England, United Kingdom |
| Burial | 2 December 1818 St George's Chapel, Windsor, England |
| Spouse | George III (m. 1761) |
| Full name | Sophia Charlotte |
| House | Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
| Father | Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Prince of Mirow |
| Mother | Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
| Religion | Protestant |
Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the First Black Queen of England 
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Her Reign
African American Registry
African-American registry notes that Charlotte’s letters indicate that she was well read and had interest in the fine arts. The Queen is known to have supported and been taught music by Johann Christian Bach. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, at age eight dedicated his Opus 3 piece to the Queen at her request. Queen Charlotte helped to establish Kew Gardens, bringing among others, the Strelitzia Reginae, a flowering plant from South Africa.
EnglishMonarchs.co.uk
According to EnglishMonarchs.co.uk, Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was born on May 19, 1744 in Morow, Germany. She was the child of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Elizabeth Albertine. Queen Charlotte was directly descended from Margarita de Castro y Sousa, a Black branch of the Portuguese Royal House.
