Princess Amelia of Great Britain (10 June 1711 – 31 October 1786) was the second daughter of King George II of Great Britain & Queen Caroline. . Princess Amelia was born at Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover, Germany. . On 1 August 1714, Queen Anne of Great Britain died. Princess Amelia’s grandfather succeeded her to become George I of Great Britain, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Settlement 1701. Amelia’s father, now heir apparent to the throne of Great Britain, was made Duke of Cornwall & created Prince of Wales on 27 September 1714. She moved to Great Britain with her family & they took up residence at St James’s Palace in London. . Amelia’s aunt Sophia Dorothea, Queen in Prussia suggested Amelia as a suitable wife for her son Frederick (later known as Frederick the Great) but his father Frederick William I of Prussia forced his son to marry Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern instead. . In 1751, Princess Amelia became ranger of Richmond Park after the death of Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford. . The Princess was generous in her gifts to charitable organisations. In 1760 she donated £100 to the society for educating poor orphans of clergymen (later the Clergy Orphan Corporation) to help pay for a school for 21 orphan daughters of clergymen of the Church of England. In 1783 she agreed to become an annual subscriber of £25 to the new County Infirmary in Northampton. . In 1761, Princess Amelia became the owner of Gunnersbury Estate, Middlesex, & at some time between 1777 & 1784, commissioned a bath house, extended as a folly by a subsequent owner of the land in the 19th century, which still stands today with a Grade II English Heritage listing & is known as Princess Amelia’s Bathhouse. . She also owned a property in Cavendish Square, Soho, London, where she died unmarried on 31 October 1786, at which time she was the last surviving child of King George II & Queen Caroline. A miniature of Prince Frederick of Prussia was found on her body. . Amelia Island in Florida, United States, is named for her, as is Amelia County in Virginia, United States. . . . #Princessamelia #GreatBritain #Houseofhanover #RoyalHistory #royalfamily #BritishMonarchy (at Hanover, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBRRifAjkRV/?igshid=17p8hnlqyq1ir
