On This Day In History . 13 August 1792 . Queen Adelaide was born . . ◼ Adelaide was born on 13 August 1792 at Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany. Her father was George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen; & her mother was Luise Eleonore, daughter of Prince Christian of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. She was titled Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Duchess in Saxony with the style Serene Highness from her birth until the Congress of Vienna (1814–15), when the entire House of Wettin was raised to the style of Highness. . ◼ Saxe-Meiningen was a small state, covering about 423 square miles (1,100 km2). It was the most liberal German state and, unlike its neighbours, permitted a free press and criticism of the ruler. . ◼ Adelaide married King William IV of the United Kingdom on 11 July 1818, at Kew Palace in Surrey, England, becoming The Duchess of Clarence and St Andrews & later becoming the Queen consort of the United Kingdom & Hanover, 26 June 1830 – 20 June 1837. . ◼ Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia, is named after her. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1792 #Queen #QueenAdelaide #Adelaide #SaxeMeiningen #Royalty #HouseofSaxeMeiningen #Monarchy #WilliamIV #BritishMonarchy #RoyaltyinArt #Portrait #D13Aug #Royal #Royals #Art #Portrait #OnThisDay #thequeen #RoyalCollection #Meiningen #Heritage #Picoftheday #postoftheday #RoyalHistory . Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019 (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1HspLRgjSB/?igshid=1lycoc0hzpzvo