Pearlware pottery plate in memorial of Princess Charlotte, ‘GREAT BRITAIN MOURNS HER PRINCES WEEP!’, circa 1817

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (7 January 1796 – 6 November 1817) was the only child of George, Prince of Wales (later George IV), and his wife, Caroline of Brunswick. As Charlotte grew to adulthood, her father pressured her to marry William, Hereditary Prince of Orange (later King of the Netherlands). After initially accepting him, Charlotte soon broke off the intended match. This resulted in an extended contest of wills between her and her father, who finally permitted her to marry Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (later King of the Belgians). After a year and a half of happy marriage, Charlotte died after delivering a stillborn son. Had she outlived both her grandfather George III and her father, she would have become Queen of the United Kingdom.

Diameter: 8″

Condition: Hairline at 7 o’clock restored



£190

US$255