Image Title:
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818)

Note:
"Queen Charlotte, wife of the English King George III (1738-1820), was directly descended from Margarita de Castro y Sousa, a black branch of the Portuguese Royal House. The riddle of Queen Charlotte's African ancestry was solved as a result of an earlier investigation into the black magi featured in 15th century Flemish paintings." Read More PBS

"In 1761 the King bought Buckingham House (later Buckingham Palace) for his wife, as a comfortable family home close to St James's Palace." The House of Hanover

Artist:
Allan Ramsay

Source:
Wkipedia

Subject:
Royalty - Nobility - African - Europe - African-European - English - England - Germany

Date:
1762

Rights:
Public Domain

Image:
SA-ROYEU-1

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