Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain


Princess Elizabeth was a member of the British Royal Family, a grandchild of King George II and sister of King George III.

Life

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. She was christened twenty-five days later at Norfolk House, by The Bishop of Oxford, Thomas Secker — her godparents were The Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, The Queen of Denmark and the Duchess of Saxe-Gotha.
Little is known of her short life other than a fragment preserved in the Letters of Walpole.
She died on 4 September 1759 at Kew Palace, London and was buried at Westminster Abbey.

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