Historedia
Person

Lord Malmesbury

Events
1
Episodes
5
Years
1794–1796

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Lord Malmesbury, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Marriage of George, Prince of Wales, and Caroline of Brunswick

    1794–1796

    Role: Envoy who escorted Caroline from Brunswick to Britain

    1. 1794 · Brunswick and Britain (diplomatic context)Engagement of George and Caroline

      Caroline was engaged in 1794 to her first cousin George, Prince of Wales, whom she had never met, deemed a Protestant of royal birth.

    2. 20 November 1794 – 28 March 1795 · Brunswick and CuxhavenCaroline's Voyage to Britain

      Lord Malmesbury arrived at Brunswick in November 1794 to escort Caroline; she left Cuxhaven aboard the Jupiter on 28 March 1795.

    3. 8 April 1795 · Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, LondonMarriage at the Chapel Royal

      George and Caroline married on 8 April 1795 at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, London, after the Prince acquiesced to his father's condition.

    4. April 1795 · London, following the weddingWedding Night Accounts

      George wrote of conquering his aversion to Caroline's person; Caroline claimed he was drunk and passed the bridal night under the grate.

    5. 7 January 1796 · Carlton House, LondonBirth of Princess Charlotte and Separation

      Caroline bore Princess Charlotte at Carlton House on 7 January 1796; the couple were formally separated after the birth and lived apart thereafter.

Sources

  1. Caroline of Brunswick Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22