Queen Charlotte, the English King George III (1738- 1820), was directly descended from Margarita de Castro y Sousa, an Afrikan (Moorish) branch of the Portuguese Royal House.
Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz is considered the British Royal Family’s first multiracial member and the mother of two British kings and the grandmother of Queen Victoria.
Queen Charlotte founded many orphanages and, in 1809, became the patron of London’s General Lying-in Hospital, one of Britain’s first maternity hospitals. The hospital was later renamed the Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital to honor the queen’s continued support.
Queen Charlotte’s influence was more significant than the attention the history books give her name, evidenced by her legacy, which can be found in place and street names across North America. Among them are Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and the city of Charlotte in North Carolina, which boasts the nickname the “Queen’s City.”