King Francesco II and Queen Marie Sophie of the Two Sicilies, by Maria Spanò, 1869.

Via Bertolami Fine Art

Princess Hilda of Anhalt-Dessau, early 1860s.

Niece of Queen Louise of Denmark.

Princess Louise, Marchioness of Lorne, later Duchess of Argyll by Henry Richard Graves, 1871. (x)

Queen Charlotte had 9 siblings all together, she was the 8th of 10 children born to her parents. Of those 10 children, 6 survived to adulthood.

First was Christiane, the eldest child. She never married and became a canoness later in life.

Next was Adolphus Frederick IV, who succeeded their uncle as Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He never married or had children, and was himself succeeded by his younger brother Charles.

Charles II was the next surviving child, and became Duke after his brother died childless. He would marry twice, with his descendants becoming part of the Royal Houses across Europe

Duke Ernest Gottlob was the seventh child, born two years before Charlotte. He was said to have fallen in love with the heiress Mary Bowes (An ancestor of the Queen mother) but no marriage took place. He became a military governor in Hanover, and would attempt to marry once more later in his life to settle his debts, but this came to nothing as well.

Duke George Augustus was Charlotte's only surviving younger sibling. He moved to Great Britain and served two years in the Royal Navy, also obtaining his doctorate in legal studies. He would later serve in the Austrian army under Maria Theresa, being promoted to the rank of Brigadier general. Like two of his brothers, he remained unmarried, and he passed away in his late 30s.

A daughter name Caroline was born between Christiane and Adolphus, but died the day of her birth.

After Adolphus, two more daughters were born. Elisabeth Christine who died a few days before her second birthday, and then Sophie Louise who died about 3 months before her second birthday.

Between Charlotte and George, another son named Gotthelf was born, but he only lived for two days.

He was, however, always most tenderly respectful to her. When, after his father’s funeral, she addressed him as “Your Majesty” he interrupted her by saying, ” Always call me your son, that title is dearer to me than the royal dignity.“ He always presented himself at her levees at Monbijou, where she now constantly resided. On entering her presence, he used to take off his hat, and remain standing till she requested him to be seated.

He also did her the justice to say that she had brought up her children well, as far as the King had left them in her hands, and he never accused her of having been, in any measure, the cause of his misfortunes.

Memoirs of the Queens of Prussia

On March 27th, 1819, Princess Charlotte Augusta Louise of Clarence was born in Hanover. Her parents, the future William IV and Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, had been married in July of the previous year. The wedding was a result of the race among the unmarried sons of George III to provide an heir to the throne, after the only surviving, legitimate heir, Princess Charlotte of Wales, the daughter of the Prince Regent, died in childbirth along with her son.

Adelaide was only seven months pregnant at the time of Charlotte's birth, and had developed pleurisy during her pregnancy which led to the early delivery. The premature princess lived only a few hours, and was buried there in Hanover.

Her parents would have at least 3 other pregnancies, possibly 4, but ultimately had no surviving children.

Grand Duchesses Maria and Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (later Duchess of Leuchtenberg and Queen of Wurttemberg) by Hau.

The prince and pss of Wales. Early 1870s.

Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich with his eldest son, the later disgraced Nicholas Konstantinovich

Princess Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Teenage Princess Auguste of Wurttemberg, 1841. From a family lithograph

Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (nee Princess Charlotte of Wurttemberg) by Kriehuber.

Princess Feodora of Denmark with her fiance and first cousin Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe at Fredensborg Castle, Denmark, on 9 September 1937.

Feodora's father Prince Harald of Denmark was a younger brother of Christian's mother, Princess Louise, who sadly passed away when she was only 31 years old.

Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1857-1944) in 1865.

Unknown artist (early 20th century) Study of a painting by Arthur Kampf

“On January 16, 1845, I was ill. I don't remember what was wrong with me, but it was probably the beginning of a serious illness, because wet cloths were placed on my head; I had a fever. Suddenly the Grand Duchess's secretary ran into the room where I was lying in bed and shouted: “Quick, quick, the Grand Duchess is dying!” At this news I jumped out of bed, threw off all the cloths from my head, dressed myself with effort and the help of others, took the Holy Gifts and went into the castle. There I found everyone in complete confusion, but regardless, everyone turned to me to ask what was wrong with me. I looked sick to that extent. Here I learned that the Grand Duchess had been delivered of a stillborn girl and had suffered an attack of epilepsy. I asked the doctor what he thought of the Grand Duchess's condition. To which he replied: “Do your work quickly, otherwise it will be too late!” I went to the dying woman with the holy gifts. I found her in terrible paroxysms and had to find a moment when she came to consciousness every now and then to give her the Holy Gifts. In these moments of consciousness she asked about her newborn child and was told it was a boy, alive, and that he would be brought to her as soon as she had calmed down. It was in this false certainty that this young Grand Duchess, the Duchess of Nassau, who had all the prerequisites for a happy future, beloved by her husband and highly valued by her new subjects, died. As she breathed her last, the Duke threw himself plaintively on my chest with the words: “Exactly a year ago I stood with her under the wedding wreath in front of the altar.”

- Archpriest Ioann Bazarov on the death of Grand Duchess Elizaveta Mikhailovna, Duchess of Nassau.

The three eldest surviving children of Maximilian, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg and Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia by Hau.