If I evaluate a princess who had a very painful childhood, it must be me who has drifted. Even though the spiritual life is not rich, at least the material is very luxurious, far better than ordinary people like us, Charlotte is such a princess.
Princess Charlotte
As the only daughter of George IV and Caroline of Brunswick, Princess Charlotte was the second in line to the throne of the British royal family (George III was still alive at this time, and the first in line was Charlotte's father, George IV), and it was logical that life should be good. According to George's later dictation, the couple was married because of the "deception", and the two looked at each other on their wedding night, and the couple only had three relationships. The two couldn't stand each other for a few weeks, so they had their own bedrooms, and although they were still under the same roof, there was hardly any communication.
Nine months after their marriage, Caroline gave birth to a daughter at Carlton Palace, named Charlotte. King George III hoped that the birth of the child would reconcile George and Caroline, but three days after Charlotte's birth, George made a will, bequeathing all his possessions to his mistress, Maria Fitzherbert, leaving Caroline with only one shilling.
Father George IV
This undoubtedly slapped Caroline in the face, and the relationship between the two broke off, so Charlotte was also the couple's only child and the only legitimate heir of George IV.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="6" > parents' weapons against each other</h1>
Although her father was an alcoholic, Charlotte was born a healthy child, happy and reckless, and a pistachio. Although the parents were emotionally disagreeable, charlotte, who was grinning, was not much troubled, after all, in the growth of aristocratic children, the absence of parents was a matter of course. Under the careful service of the maids, she grew up healthily without heart or lungs.
Although the parents have their own emotional lives, the mother Caroline is obviously more caring for her daughter, she spends a lot of time with her daughter, and even boldly rides with her daughter in a carriage to play on the streets of London, and her good mother image is recognized by the British people. Instead, George spends more time with his mistress, drunkenly throwing money every day, but he has custody of his daughter so he can limit mother-daughter interactions. The two use their daughters as weapons to attack each other, and sometimes they coax their daughters to hope that she can side with them.
Mother Caroline of Brunswick
Because of the lack of parental love, Charlotte's personality is more straightforward and informal, and lacks the dignity that a princess should have. It is said that once after a dinner party, she sat in a chair and stretched her body, when the underwear at the ankle was exposed, and her female officer was very embarrassed and reminded the princess to pay attention to her appearance, but Charlotte said that these were small things and did not need to be cared about.
The members of the court felt that as a princess, Charlotte's behavior was not solemn enough. However, the British people have a different view, and the public generally feels that Charlotte is a "good girl with flesh and blood", she is frank, her personality is real and unpretentious, and she is very likable.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="29" > marital problems in Charlotte, Wales</h1>
Charlotte was born with a plump physique and developed relatively early, looking like an adult girl at the age of 15. While in Windsor, she had a crush on George Fitzclarence, the illegitimate son of William the Duke of Clarence (later William IV). After Fitzclarense entered the army, she empathized with Hussar Lieutenant Charles Hussey, and the relationship soon ended when the man joined the army.
Of course, falling in love does not necessarily have to go into marriage, Charlotte as the second heir to the throne, her marriage is doomed to be unremarkable, George and his advisers want to give Charlotte to William, the hereditary prince of Orange, which can increase England's influence in Northern Europe.
But William messed up the first meeting, when he was drunk and drunk, which made Charlotte very badly impressed with him. When asked for Charlotte's own opinion, Charlotte made it clear that she did not agree, that she did not want to leave England, and that if they were married, the Prince of Orange would be asked to live in the Netherlands by himself.
William, hereditary Prince of Orange
The negotiations over marriage lasted several months, and the final agreement was that if the couple married, then the British throne would belong to the couple's eldest son, and the second son would inherit the Netherlands; if there was only one son, the Netherlands would pass to the German branch of the Orange family. Charlotte first signed the marriage contract, but soon she was shaken by her mother's objections. So Charlotte made a condition that the Orange prince could not agree to: If they married, her mother must be welcomed in their home. By this time Charlotte's parents were already in a very bad relationship, and George's dislike for Caroline was already overflowing, so it was impossible for the Prince of Orange to agree to this condition. Charlotte dissoluted the marriage, angering her father George, who ordered Charlotte to be sent to Cranbourne Cottage in Windsor, where she was forbidden to see anyone.
Prince Auguste of Prussia
After a failed marriage to Prince Orange, Charlotte had a secret affair with Prince Auguste of Prussia. Auguste has many feminine qualities, he is gentle and generous, wandering, and has many mistresses. Charlotte's supporters disliked Auguste because he was too notorious as a prodigal son of a debauched private life. And Charlotte's husband, even if he wasn't British, had to be innocent. When Charlotte was madly infatuated with August and tried to win her marriage to the Prince of Prussia from her father, she suddenly discovered that Auguste had another love affair, more than one, so the relationship finally came to an end.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="33" > ambitionist Leopold</h1>
Leopold was the youngest son of Franz Friedrich Anton, Duke of Saxony Coburg-Salfeld, Germany. The small state did not have much money, plus he was a young son himself, and under the succession law, he could not share much property. Leopold chose to join the army, and he was soon promoted to colonel and later became a general in the Russian Army. Napoleon tried to recruit the military general after occupying his father's duchy, but Leopold refused, and he was an opponent of Napoleon.
Leopold in his youth
Leopold came to London on official business, he was a handsome and very attractive man, and George admired him. Of course, this appreciation is for a young man, and if he chooses a son-in-law, George still likes Prince Orange.
But Charlotte had different choices with her father, and for some time afterwards he had some courtesy meetings and correspondences with Leopold, and although Leopold was more handsome, the Princess of Wales did not have a special affection for him at this time. I just think that this man is not from a prominent background and his family is not very wealthy, but the background is simple enough. I am young and promising, and my reputation outside is also very good, in line with the requirements of a crown prince. Charlotte was tired enough of the series of events involved in her marriage that she wanted to marry herself out in a hurry to gain her freedom, so she agreed to Leopold's marriage proposal.
Charlotte and Leopold
Charlotte hopes to get rid of her father's bondage through marriage and gain freedom. Leopold is the same, he is an ambitious young man, if only to guard his own acres and three points, he can not achieve his ideals and ambitions, so he chose Charlotte, marry the heir of Bai Fumei, and embark on the peak of life.