Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom

Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom

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Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom, was the fifteenth and last child and sixth daughter of King George III of the United Kingdom and his wife, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

She was their first daughter, and third child to die before them.

When Princess Amelia was born on the 7th of August 1783, it was a turbulent time on the throne, from the start, she was destined to endure some of the most difficult moments of her life.

When Amelia was born, something about her made her father, the king, completely drawn to his daughter.

To this date, it is believed that she became his favorite, his golden child.

While King George didn’t hide the favoritism he had toward his daughter, he also didn’t hold back when it came to showing her the pressure she had to make everyone around her happy and proud.

This sentiment would be prevalent throughout Amelia’s infancy, childhood, and even adulthood, and would have dangerous consequences on her life as a whole.

From the start, Amelia had to learn how to be a Royal, and how to show others around her that she was always up to date with her duties.

Sadly, however, things in the royal home were far from stable.

After the deaths of her infant brothers, both of her parents attempted to stay as stable as possible, but they never really recovered from such a tragedy.

Amelia grew up pretty fast.....

At three years old, she was already considered a “decorous and dignified child.

The personality that she was developing, wasn’t too far from being creepy and weird.

However, she is also said to have been amiable, spirited, unselfish and intelligent.

At some point, when Amelia was five, King George had a full-on mental breakdown.

With deranged ranting and mania, characterizing most of his days and interactions.

Sometimes the mania attacks would become so aggressive, that the king would start foaming from the mouth, causing incredibly difficult interactions within the palace.

For little Amelia, these situations were utterly traumatizing, especially since she had built such a close relationship with her father who loved her dearly

While her father eventually got better and managed to have more control over his mental breakdowns, he focused most of his energy on running the country.

This meant that both he and the queen were often traveling for long periods of time, with Amelia and her siblings staying behind.

Amelia and her two closest older sisters, in particular, grew up almost completely away from their parents, under the care of staff in their faraway nursery.

Since childhood, Amelia always struggled with diseases and less healthy moments.

When she turned 15 she was diagnosed with tuberculosis.

Since the royal family preferred to keep many things out of the public, this too was kept under the walls of the royal home.

While she eventually recovered, she also suffered from a lot of joint pain.

Eventually, it wasn’t surprising that Amelia’s character started becoming more and more rebellious as she grew up.

With the lack of supervision and love from her parents, both she and her two sisters began showing off a difficult personality, that began concerning the courtiers in the palace.

As she grew older, Amelia certainly stood out, due to her increasing sassiness.

She could sometimes be a bit of a bully toward her other siblings, and when people described her, they often claimed that she was “the most turbulent and tempestuous of all the Princesses.”

With the lack of supervision, she also felt like she could mostly get away with anything.

During her late teens, Princess Amelia’s turbulent personality began being shadowed by the fact that she had grown up to become a gorgeous young woman.

At that point, she wasn’t only the favorite golden child of all, but her strong personality and memorable looks, always stuck out wherever she went.

Amelia knew this, and certainly used it to her advantage.

She would often like wearing a full red lip, pairing it up with her full head of auburn hair.

When Amelia was about to turn 18, the pressure on her to find a husband was huge.

In the same year that her father had his second mental breakdown, Amelia’s health became even more precarious.

She had to be sent away to recouperate, to Weymouth.

She eventually recovered, but her health would never be the same after that.

During her time in recovery, Amelia finally met a man that she was extremely interested in.

She met a tall and handsome man called Charles FitzRoy, while in Weymouth.

Charles FitzRoy was an equerry who was equally infatuated with the young Princess, but there was a small catch.

Amelia was 18, and FitzRoy was 21 years older than the young Princess.

No matter how much their relationship went against everything that Amelia's royal parents expected from a suitor for their daughter, FitzRoy wasn’t about to let this opportunity pass.

He did everything he could to get Amelia in his arms, and in no time, the two of them were talking about getting married.

Sadly for them, King George passed a bill in parliament, that would make Amelia's marriage to the “common” FitzRoy unrecognizable for the state.

This impediment didn’t stop the two lovebirds from showing affection for one another in public, especially since Amelia’s rebellious ways encouraged her to do whatever she wanted.

Even though she knew she could never marry him, she actually told her brother that she already considered FitzRoy her husband, and it didn’t matter that she couldn’t have the papers to prove it.

Then, the royal family was struck with King George becoming very ill, to the point that he had to be restrained while doctors attempted to treat him.

This terrible situation took a really big toll on Amelia.

She became completely depressed.

This depression contributed to another huge health scare in Amelia’s life, which resulted in her being sent to Weymouth once more to recover.

Sadly, this would be one of the biggest contributors to her downfall.

In 1809, Amelia had already been alone in Weymouth for a year, and barely had the power to do anything all day, besides reading and take very small walks.

At 25, she caught tuberculosis once more.

She was so ill, however, that it was impossible for her to do anything.

In addition to all of the horrible symptoms she had, she suddenly caught a bacterial infection called erysipelas.

This was the beginning of the end of her life.

Amelia had been sick for more than two years at that point, and it was clear that she had reached her deathbed.

The dying princess had a mourning ring made for her father, the King.

It composed of a lock of her hair under crystal, set round with diamonds.

He purportedly burst into tears upon receiving it.

On 2nd November 1810, Amelia died at midday.

She would coincidently die on her brother Edward’s birthday.

Her passing really took a toll on the entire family, but perhaps the person who became the most devastated was her eldest brother, George.

He even made an incredibly weird request when she died.

He asked that a death mask be made, so that he would have it to remember her in the years to come.

Amelia was buried in the royal vault in St George's Chapel, Windsor, she was just 27 years old.

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