Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
Queen consort of Denmark and Norway, 1766–1772 (1751–1775)
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A teenage queen trapped in a loveless marriage to a mentally ill king, she fell for the German physician who seized control of Denmark — and lost everything when the court struck back.
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Born posthumously in 1751, the youngest daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales, Caroline Matilda grew up isolated from court life. At 15 she was married to her first cousin, King Christian VII of Denmark and Norway, who suffered from mental illness and remained cold throughout their marriage. She bore two children — the future Frederick VI and Louise Augusta, the latter likely fathered by Johann Friedrich Struensee, the German physician who entered royal service in 1769. Struensee won the Queen's heart, and as their affair deepened he accumulated power and pushed through sweeping reforms that…
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