Caroline Matilda: A Tale of Royal Scandal

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Caroline Matilda was a British princess, the youngest daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Queen Caroline of Ansbach. She was born in 1751 and was well-educated and fluent in several languages.
In 1766, Caroline Matilda married Christian VII, the King of Denmark and Norway. The marriage was arranged to strengthen the alliance between Denmark and Great Britain but was unhappy and tumultuous. Caroline Matilda and Christian VII had a son, the future King Frederick VI of Denmark, but they spent much of their marriage apart.
Caroline Matilda became involved in a scandal when she began an affair with Johann Friedrich Struensee, a German doctor and advisor to the king. Struensee became unpopular with the Danish nobility and was arrested, tried, and executed for high treason in 1772. Caroline Matilda was also arrested and imprisoned, but she was released and exiled to Celle, Germany, where she died in 1775 at 24.
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0:00 - Intro
1:28 - Secret Engagement
10:28 - Exile Beckoned

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@HistoryRoadshow Год назад

Timestamps! 0:00 Intro 1:27 Marriage 3:23 Court Life 6:44 Struensee 10:30 Rumours 13:55 Conspiracy 15:43 Exiled 18:47 Innocence Thank you for watching my latest video 🙏🏻 Did you miss this? Why did Isabella I of Castile start the Inquisition ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n2feQcDS9Gs.html See you again soon, Jon 🤴🏻

@sirwelch9991 Год назад

Not only was her life unlucky but it was just as tragic as her 2nd great-grandmother Sophia Dorothea.

@HistoryRoadshow Год назад

Much appreciated Sir thanks 😊

@ladyagnes9430 Год назад

I was thinking that too.......though the treatment of Sophia Dorothea seemed more harsh.

@simon112 Год назад

A tragic sad story in many ways, her husband was not the sharpest pencil in the box, her heart ruled her head, she had a short life, there is no real proof against her, Thank you Jon as always.

@HistoryRoadshow Год назад

Thanks Simon you make some great points 😊

@simon112 Год назад

@@HistoryRoadshow Thank you Jon, and merry Christmas to you.

@HistoryRoadshow Год назад

You too Simon 🎅

@KellyBurnett138 Год назад

All that done before the age of 23? I must admit, I was very silly until about 35…but I never carried such responsibilities and had such high expectations placed on me. But walking in the park was a great sin, I do not envy her one bit!

@HistoryRoadshow Год назад

How the other half live hey Pink! Thanks 😊

@kimm.8800 Год назад

I admire her for cheating. Since the marriage was arranged, she had no reason to be faithful. Everyone deserves love.

@monicacall7532 Год назад

The film “A Royal Affair” which stars Mads Mikklesen and Alicia Vikander is about this tragic story.

@HistoryRoadshow Год назад

Thanks Monica 😊

@gnostic268 Год назад

A Royal Affair is such a good movie 🎥🍿 I also highly recommend it

@putalaweamala7191 Год назад

I love so much the variety of paintings you use! And what an end for this princess

@HistoryRoadshow Год назад

Thank you very much! 😊

@leanie5234 Год назад

I really like your narration. It is consistently gentle and thorough. Thank you.

@HistoryRoadshow Год назад

Glad you liked it! Thank you 😊

@alisonridout Год назад

Loved this Jon especially the graphics. Ali

@HistoryRoadshow Год назад

Thanks Alison always appreciated 😊

@janedee6488 Год назад

Your videos keep getting better and better. She died so young. I thought she was middle aged at least from the portraits.

@HistoryRoadshow Год назад

Thank you Jane, much appreciated 😊

@Cristobels-Green-Boots Год назад

The movie ‘A Royal Affair’ kept to the facts: it’s very beautiful, & Mads &Alicia Vikander are better looking… Thank you for sharing! 🙏🏻💔🙏🏽

@MsJakobsen Год назад

Queen Caroline Mathilde was (via her and Struensee's daughter Louisa Augusta of Denmark) the great grandmother of Viktoria Augusta of Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Augustenborg who was married to Kaiser Wilhelm II

@mortalclown3812 Год назад

Definitely another fascinating profile, Jon., I know very little about 18th century history, having been "stuck" in the 16th. :-) Btw, men don't get labeled "scandalous" quite as often as women for some reason. She was so very young, too. Must've been heady times - especially to be married to someone who was unstable. Yet Christian VII seems like another sad guy who wasn't destined to rule. Here's to the free vote.

@HistoryRoadshow Год назад

Thanks as always, much appreciated 😊

@kimm.8800 Год назад

And of course, since the marriage was arranged, she had no reason to be faithful. Everyone deserves love.

@oscarprendergast7295 Год назад

Lovely string movement in beginning old sod!

@savagedarksider Год назад

Great job with A another fantastic video. I don't know if she'll had bad luck but I do know who had bad luck; his name is King Ferdinand seventh of Spain. He didn't have children until he was near the end of his life- and he still wasn't happy.

@HistoryRoadshow Год назад

Thanks as always Savage 😊

@maryannbernal Год назад

I love learning new stuff. Love this channel.

@HistoryRoadshow Год назад

Thanks Mary Ann always appreciated 😊

@emmajones8590 Год назад

There is a very good film about her, called 'A Royal Affair'.

@carolinedecastro4171 Год назад

I have always wondered who princess Anne looks like. Now I know she took after Caroline Matilda and her family.

@Anita-rq9ev Год назад

Very well presented Jon 😊. Never heard of her, but always good to learn something new. She had a very short life though, one would think that she was older, cause of all her experiences. Thank you 🖐

@HistoryRoadshow Год назад

A full life yet so young! Thank you Anita 😊

@peachygal4153 Год назад

Many years ago I read a historical fictionalized account of her. I think written by Norah Lofts.

@Anita-rq9ev Год назад

@@peachygal4153 thank you for the information 😊

@funnytime13 Год назад

Hi Jon! Thanks again! AND I GOT A COUPLE OF MY FRIENDS TO CATCH (and hopefully subscribing to) YOU AND HISTORY ROADSHOW ON RU-vid!! Keep up the great job! Ta for now!!

@HistoryRoadshow Год назад

Keep em coming Cheryl, thank you 😊

@November_892 Год назад

I read about her years ago! What a life

@HistoryRoadshow Год назад

Thanks Rianna 😊

@sonwhare8288 11 месяцев назад

beautifully presented

@HistoryRoadshow 11 месяцев назад

Thank you 😊

@susprime7018 Год назад

Happy that she found peace.

@paulacapps Год назад

This was interesting, thank you. I’ve read a book about her life some twenty years ago and it was a bit different. But this was interesting.

@BennyM_ Год назад

I believe there is an error in the video description. Caroline Matilda’s parents were Prince Frederick and Princess Augusta.

@houseofvanity8 Год назад

Amen!

@HistoryRoadshow Год назад

Thank you 😊

@oscarprendergast7295 Год назад

4:47 Now that’s an attractive woman! “I say madam, have you any grey Poupon?”

@LindaCasey Год назад

🌹🌹

@user-nr9gz5je7y Месяц назад

I know she had a very tragic life. When I first read of her many years ago. However, at least she had her Struenese But,too, he may have used her for his own power-grab,too. Though I am sure if that was the case, it backfired on them both spectacularly. Instead, she lost any claim to her own two children. No visits, nothing. If only she and other royals could have married for love not just a dynasty or politics. Her husband Christian was quite crazy and her first cousin,too. Are there any descendants, royal or other wise still around today?