Caroline was a British queen. She was born in 1768 and died in 1821. She was a daughter of the Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, and in 1795 she was married to the Prince of Wales, afterwards George IV. The marriage was not to his liking, and after the birth of the Princess Charlotte he separated from her. Many reports were circulated against her honour, and a ministerial committee was formed to inquire into her conduct. But the people in general sympathized with her, regarding her as an ill-treated wife. In 1814 she made a journey through Germany, Italy, Greece, etc, to Jerusalem, in which an Italian, Bergami, was her confidant and attendant.
When the Prince of Wales ascended the throne in 1820 he offered her an income of 50,000 pounds on condition that she would never return to England. She refused, and in the June of same year entered London amid public demonstrations of welcome. The government now instituted proceedings against her for adultery, but the public feeling and the splendid defence of Brougham obliged the ministry to give up the Divorce Bill after it had passed the Lords. Though banished from the court, the queen now assumed a style suitable to her rank. Research Caroline
Abbreviations
People
Research Caroline