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Banishment of Caroline Matilda

When: May 1772
Where: Celle Castle, Electorate of Hanover (exile destination, outside allowed places)
Part of: Arrest of Struensee and Queen Caroline Matilda

Queen Caroline Matilda was exiled after the coup; by May 1772 her residence was fixed at Celle Castle in Hanover.

Following the coup that resulted in Struensee's execution, Caroline Matilda was exiled from Denmark. By May 1772 the British and Danish governments had determined where she would live; at the suggestion of George III, the new residence of his 'Criminal Sister' was to be Celle Castle in the Electorate of Hanover. She ceased to be Queen of Denmark and Norway in 1772, ending her marriage-based reign begun in 1766.

Sources

Caroline Matilda of Great Britain Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04

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