Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen

Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (Adelaide Louise Theresa Caroline Amelia) ( 13 August 1792 - 2 December 1849 ) as Queen Adelaide was the Queen consort of King William IV of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Queen

At the time of their marriage, William was not heir to the throne, but became so when his brother, Frederick, Duke of York, died childless in 1827. In 1830, on the death of his elder brother, George IV, William acceded to the throne, and Adelaide was crowned along with him on September 8, 1831, at Westminster Abbey. As queen, she aroused none of the controversy of her immediate predecessor, and was beloved by the British people for her modesty as well as her tragic childbirth history. She survived her husband by only twelve years. She died at Bentley Priory in Middlesex and was buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor.

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Frederick, Duke of York - 1827 - 1830 - George IV - September 8 - 1831 - Westminster Abbey - Bentley Priory - Middlesex - St. George's Chapel, Windsor

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The city of Adelaide, capital of South Australia, was named in her honour.

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Adelaide - South Australia

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