[CHARLOTTE AUGUSTA

Princess Charlotte of Wales was expected to ascend the British throne after the deaths of her grandfather, George III, and her father George IV, but died in at the age of 21 shortly after giving birth to a stillborn son. Her death left the King without any legitimate grandchildren; his youngest surviving child was over forty. The newspapers urged the King's unmarried sons towards matrimony. One such leading article reached the King's fourth son, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, at his home in Brussels, where he was living with his mistress, Julie de St Laurent. Edward quickly dismissed his mistress and proposed to Leopold's sister Victoria, Dowager Princess of Leiningen. They married in May 1818 and their only child was born twelve months later. Their daughter, Victoria, became Queen in 1837.Prince FREDERICK, Duke of York and Albany (1763-1827) was the second son of George III Queen Charlotte and therefore her uncle. He was given the lock of hair by the late Princess's husband Prince LEOPOLD (1790-1865) was the first king of the Belgians, reigning from 21st July 1831 until his death in 1865.