Princess Amelia of Great Britain (10 June 1711 â 31 October 1786) was the second daughter of King George II of Great Britain & Queen Caroline. . Princess Amelia was born at Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover, Germany. . On 1 August 1714, Queen Anne of Great Britain died. Princess Ameliaâs grandfather succeeded her to become George I of Great Britain, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Settlement 1701. Ameliaâs father, now heir apparent to the throne of Great Britain, was made Duke of Cornwall & created Prince of Wales on 27 September 1714. She moved to Great Britain with her family & they took up residence at St Jamesâs Palace in London. . Ameliaâs aunt Sophia Dorothea, Queen in Prussia suggested Amelia as a suitable wife for her son Frederick (later known as Frederick the Great) but his father Frederick William I of Prussia forced his son to marry Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern instead. . In 1751, Princess Amelia became ranger of Richmond Park after the death of Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford. . The Princess was generous in her gifts to charitable organisations. In 1760 she donated ÂŁ100 to the society for educating poor orphans of clergymen (later the Clergy Orphan Corporation) to help pay for a school for 21 orphan daughters of clergymen of the Church of England. In 1783 she agreed to become an annual subscriber of ÂŁ25 to the new County Infirmary in Northampton. . In 1761, Princess Amelia became the owner of Gunnersbury Estate, Middlesex, & at some time between 1777 & 1784, commissioned a bath house, extended as a folly by a subsequent owner of the land in the 19th century, which still stands today with a Grade II English Heritage listing & is known as Princess Ameliaâs Bathhouse. . She also owned a property in Cavendish Square, Soho, London, where she died unmarried on 31 October 1786, at which time she was the last surviving child of King George II & Queen Caroline. A miniature of Prince Frederick of Prussia was found on her body. . Amelia Island in Florida, United States, is named for her, as is Amelia County in Virginia, United States. . . . #Princessamelia #GreatBritain #Houseofhanover #RoyalHistory #royalfamily #BritishMonarchy (at Hanover, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBRRifAjkRV/?igshid=17p8hnlqyq1ir
