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Entry TypePerson
ForenamesAdelaide
Also Known AsPrincess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
TitleQueen
EpithetQueen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Dates1792-1949
Gender IdentityFemale
BiographyShe married William, Duke of Clarence, on 11 July 1818. When he succeeded to the throne as King William IV following the death of George IV on 26 June 1830, she became queen.Although they had two daughters, both died in their infancy. King William IV died on 8 July 1837, being succeeded by his niece, Victoria.
Key EventsBorn at Meiningen, 13 Aug 1792: died Bentley Priory near Stanmore, Middlesex, 2 Dec 1849
Authorised Form of NameAdelaide (1792-1949); Queen; Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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