The Times, London, May 1, 1816
This article was written the day before Princess Charlotte of Wales marriage to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
Had Charlotte outlived her father, George IV, she would have been Queen of England and Leopold would have been prince consort, but a year and a half later Charlotte died following childbirth, delivering a stillborn son. The accoucheur, Sir Richard Croft, who attended Charlotte throughout her pregnancy, committed suicide three months after her death.
In 1832, Leopold, as the first King of the Belgians, married again to Louise-Marie of Orleans.
Leopold’s nephew, Albert, became prince regent in 1840 when he married Queen Victoria. Victoria was born 18 months after Charlotte’s death.
A photo showing (among others) King Leopold and Queen Victoria, 1859:
In the picture: Queen Victoria, Princess Alice (seated right), Prince Albert (Consort), Albert Edward (Prince of Wales), Prince Philippe (Count of Flanders, son of Leopold), Duke of Oporto, and King Leopold I of the Belgians.