# Princess Caroline — The Works of Max Beerbohm character guide

> Princess Caroline in The Works of Max Beerbohm by Max Beerbohm.

**Role:** supporting

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

**First appearance:** 0005-king-george-the-fourth

## Snapshot

The estranged wife whose royal scandal becomes, in Beerbohm's hands, a study in how the world watches a woman it has already decided to condemn.

## Who they are

Princess Caroline belongs to the gallery of Regency figures Beerbohm anatomizes with affectionate malice — the wronged wife whose private grief became public theatre. Her estrangement from George IV turns her into a symbol of how scandal consumes the person at its center, and Beerbohm's interest lies less in her suffering than in the machinery of observation that surrounds it. She matters to the book's early arc as the human cost beneath the era's glittering surfaces, the reminder that the pageant of the world has casualties.

## Relationships

### [King George IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/characters/king_george_iv)

_family_

King George IV and Princess Caroline were estranged spouses, their marriage marked by public scandal and mutual animosity.

### [Mrs. Fox](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/characters/mrs_fox)

_friendship_

Mrs. Fox was a loyal companion and supporter to Princess Caroline during her tumultuous marital and social battles.

### [Lord X.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/characters/lord_x)

_friendship_

Lord X. was a friend and ally to Princess Caroline, often mediating or supporting her against the king.

### [Gladstone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/characters/gladstone)

_social_

Gladstone and Princess Caroline were likely contemporaries in political and social spheres, with limited direct interaction.

### [King George IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/characters/king_george_iv)

_family_

King George IV and Princess Caroline were estranged spouses, their marriage marked by public scandal and mutual animosity.

### [Mrs. Fox](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/characters/mrs_fox)

_friendship_

Mrs. Fox was a loyal companion and supporter to Princess Caroline during her tumultuous marital and social battles.

## In the story

### [A Good Prince](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/chapters/a-good-prince)

Referenced in the context of scandal and royal behavior.

### [King George the Fourth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/chapters/king-george-the-fourth)

Referenced indirectly as part of the 'constant persecution' George faced from wives and ministers.

## Links

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