# Princess Charlotte — Queen Victoria character guide

> Princess Charlotte in Queen Victoria by Lytton Strachey.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Charlotte, the Princess Charlotte

**First appearance:** 0002-i-antecedents

## Who they are

Victoria's cousin and heir presumptive, whose death led to Victoria's birth.

## In the story

### [I: Antecedents](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/chapters/i-antecedents)

Only child of the Prince Regent and heir to the throne; dies in childbirth in November 1817 after a tumultuous life and marriage to Prince Leopold.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/chapters/i)

Only child of the Prince Regent and heir to the crown; dies after a prolonged labor and stillbirth.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/chapters/ii)

Her death at Claremont is the tragedy that disrupts the royal succession.

### [Chapter III: The Duke of Kent's Dilemma](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/chapters/iii)

Her death is the catalyst for the chapter's events, creating the need for the Duke of Kent to marry to secure the succession.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as having been attended by Stockmar on her deathbed two years prior.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/chapters/ii)

Her death is referenced as the event after which Stockmar's experiences became varied and remarkable.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/chapters/iv)

The Princess Royal is betrothed and married to the Prussian Crown Prince, with the wedding taking place in St. James's Chapel. Victoria is fiercely protective of the arrangements.

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