George iii of the united kingdom children

ByKathy Benjamin

Before the creation of effective contraceptives, families could be really, really huge.

Today a large family might be six or eight kids; back in the day double digits were a serious possibility — if the woman managed to survive all those births, that is.

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George III, king of Great Britain from 1760 to 1820, is most famous for being on the throne when England lost its American colonies, and for eventually becoming mentally unstable in his later years.

But also notable was his marriage to Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. King George and Queen Charlotte had never met before their wedding day, and she hadn't been his first choice of wife, but somehow their marriage really worked.

George iii of the united kingdom children

It worked so well, in fact, that George III never took a mistress, unlike most kings. Of course, no mistress meant there was no one to share the bedroom fun-time responsibilities with. Lo