Queen Elizabeth II’s great-grandmother has been unfairly maligned
The children of King George III’s failure to produce legitimate heirs contributed to a succession crisis. When the only legitimate grandchild of the King and the presumptive heir to the throne, Princess Charlotte, died unexpectedly in childbirth, her uncles went on a marrying spree in an attempt to produce an heir to ensure the Hanoverian dynasty. Suddenly, an influx of grandchildren were produced, with the senior heir becoming Queen Victoria.
