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30: 72: 139:, despite his being seen as below the station of a likely future Queen of the United Kingdom. The fact he was already married would have been its own hindrance too. In July 1814, George dismissed her loyal servants, expelled her from her previous home at 193:
Today only the Cranbourne Tower remains, as a private residence. The main house fell into disrepair during the 19th century, particularly the main roof. It was demolished in 1865, although this tower was spared as a somewhat independent structure.
131:, had long been estranged and his relationship with their daughter was little better. As was not unusual at the time, his solution was to marry off this problematic daughter as soon as possible. An engagement with 335: 181:, and thus the only clear royal heir, this dynastic crisis led to "a mad dash towards matrimony by most of her bachelor uncles", a race to provide a further heir that in turn led to 355: 345: 120: 173:. After gaining the Prince's permission to court her at Cranbourne, Charlotte was released from her house arrest in January 1816 and they were married at 177:
in May. The marriage was a tragic one though, and little over a year later, Charlotte died in childbirth. As the only surviving legitimate grandchild of
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sympathies were seen as populist reformers. Her incarceration was also unpopular, drawing attention from the
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was born there in 1638. The building was rebuilt and expanded several times in its history, notably by Sir
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was divided up in the 13th century. A substantial house was certainly built there in the reign of King
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was made in 1814, but this was soon broken off. Charlotte became infatuated with the minor prince
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The Prince Regent had been increasingly unpopular with the people, whilst Charlotte and her
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was a keeper's lodge for the royal hunting grounds of
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Cranbourne Tower

Windsor Great Park
English
Berkshire
Grade II* listed

royal forest
Windsor
Henry VII
Henry VIII
Richard Weston
Anne Hyde
George Carteret
Samuel Pepys
Princess Charlotte
the Prince Regent
Caroline of Brunswick
William II of the Netherlands
Augustus of Prussia
Warwick House
Whig
Romantic
Byron
Shelley
Prince Leopold
Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Carlton House
George III
Queen Victoria

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