Little is known of her short life[2] other than a fragment preserved in the Letters of Walpole.
We have lost another Princess, Lady Elizabeth. She died of an inflammation in her bowels in two days. Her figure was so very unfortunate, that it would have been difficult for her to be happy, but her parts and application were extraordinary. I saw her act in "Cato" at eight years old, (when she could not stand alone, but was forced to lean against the side-scene,) better than any of her brothers and sisters. She had been so unhealthy, that at that age she had not been taught to read, but had learned the part of Lucia by hearing the others study their parts. She went to her father and mother, and begged she might act. They put her off as gently as they could—she desired leave to repeat her part, and when she did, it was with so much sense, that there was no denying her.
^Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 4.
princess, elizabeth, great, britain, other, people, named, elizabeth, great, britain, elizabeth, great, britain, disambiguation, princess, elizabeth, caroline, great, britain, january, 1741, september, 1759, children, frederick, prince, wales, princess, august. For other people named Elizabeth of Great Britain see Elizabeth of Great Britain disambiguation Princess Elizabeth Caroline of Great Britain 10 January 1741 4 September 1759 was one of the children of Frederick Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Saxe Gotha She was a granddaughter of King George II and sister of King George III Princess ElizabethPortrait by Jean Etienne Liotard 1754Born 1741 01 10 10 January 1741Norfolk House WestminsterDied4 September 1759 1759 09 04 aged 18 Kew Palace SurreyBurial14 September 1759Westminster Abbey WestminsterNamesElizabeth CarolineHouseHanoverFatherFrederick Prince of WalesMotherPrincess Augusta of Saxe Gotha Contents 1 Life 2 Ancestors 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife edit nbsp Elizabeth left with her younger sister Louisa right and brother Frederick below from a family portrait of 1751 Princess Elizabeth was born at Norfolk House St James s Square Westminster Her father was The Prince Frederick Prince of Wales eldest son of King George II and Caroline of Ansbach Her mother was The Princess of Wales nee Augusta of Saxe Gotha She was christened twenty five days later at Norfolk House by The Bishop of Oxford Thomas Secker 1 her godparents were The Margrave of Brandenburg Ansbach her first cousin once removed by marriage for whom The Lord Baltimore Gentleman of the Bedchamber to her father stood proxy The Queen of Denmark for whom Anne Viscountess Irwin stood proxy and the Duchess of Saxe Gotha her maternal aunt by marriage for whom Lady Jane Hamilton stood proxy citation needed Little is known of her short life 2 other than a fragment preserved in the Letters of Walpole We have lost another Princess Lady Elizabeth She died of an inflammation in her bowels in two days Her figure was so very unfortunate that it would have been difficult for her to be happy but her parts and application were extraordinary I saw her act in Cato at eight years old when she could not stand alone but was forced to lean against the side scene better than any of her brothers and sisters She had been so unhealthy that at that age she had not been taught to read but had learned the part of Lucia by hearing the others study their parts She went to her father and mother and begged she might act They put her off as gently as they could she desired leave to repeat her part and when she did it was with so much sense that there was no denying her Horace Walpole letter to Horatio Mann 13 September 1759 3 She died on 4 September 1759 at Kew Palace London and was buried at Westminster Abbey Ancestors editAncestors of Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain 4 8 George I of Great Britain4 George II of Great Britain9 Duchess Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick Celle2 Frederick Prince of Wales10 John Frederick Margrave of Brandenburg Ansbach5 Princess Caroline of Brandenburg Ansbach11 Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe Eisenach1 Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain12 Frederick I Duke of Saxe Gotha Altenburg6 Frederick II Duke of Saxe Gotha Altenburg13 Princess Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe Weissenfels3 Princess Augusta of Saxe Gotha14 Charles Prince of Anhalt Zerbst7 Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt Zerbst15 Princess Sophia of Saxe WeissenfelsSee also editList of British princessesReferences edit The Third Register Book of the Parish of St James in the Liberty of Westminster For Births amp Baptisms 1723 1741 24 January 1740 Wilkins William Henry 1904 A Queen of Tears Caroline Matilda Queen of Denmark and Norway and Princess of Great Britain and Ireland London Longmans Green and Co pp 32 33 Walpole Horace Charles Duke Yonge 1890 Letters of Horace Walpole London T Fisher Unwin pp 173 177 Genealogie ascendante jusqu au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l Europe actuellement vivans Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living in French Bourdeaux Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel 1768 p 4 External links editPortraits of Princess Elizabeth Caroline at the National Portrait Gallery London nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain amp oldid 1180657363, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
