Princess Elizabeth Caroline of Great Britain (10 January 1741 – 4 September 1759) was one of the children of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. She was a granddaughter of King George II and sister of King George III.

Life

Princess Elizabeth was born at Norfolk House, St James's Square,

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. Her father was The Prince Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son of King George II and Caroline of Ansbach. Her mother was The Princess of Wales (née Augusta of Saxe-Gotha). She was christened twenty-five days later at Norfolk House, by The Bishop of Oxford, Thomas Secker — her godparents were The Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (her first cousin once-removed by marriage; for whom The Lord Baltimore ( Gentleman of the Bedchamber to her father) stood proxy), The Queen of Denmark (for whom Anne, Viscountess Irwin stood proxy) and the Duchess of Saxe-Gotha (her maternal aunt by marriage, for whom Lady Jane Hamilton stood proxy). Little is known of her short life other than a fragment preserved in the ''Letters of Walpole''. She died on 4 September 1759 at Kew Palace,

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and was buried at Westminster Abbey.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elizabeth Of Great Britain, Princess 1741 births 1759 deaths 18th-century British people 18th-century British women British princesses Burials at Westminster Abbey House of Hanover People from Westminster Children of Frederick, Prince of Wales

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