Caroline Mathilde de Hanovre

Caroline Mathilde (Caroline Matilda; 22nd July 1757 - Present) is the Queen of France as the wife of François XVI & V. Born a Princess of Great Britain as the youngest child of Frederick, Prince of Wales and his wife Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. She became Dauphine of France on the 30th of March, 1775 at aged 18 upon her marriage to François Auguste, heir apparent to the French throne. Only a day after her wedding, her husband ascended to the throne as François XVI & V and she became Queen.
== Early life (1757–1775) ==
Caroline Matilda was born on 22 July 1757 as the ninth and youngest child of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. Her father had died suddenly about three months before her birth, on 31 March 1757, and she was thus a posthumous child. She was born at Leicester House, London, a large aristocratic townhouse in Westminster, where her parents had lived, since the King had banished his son from court in 1737. The princess was christened ten days after being born, on 1 August, at the same house, by the Bishop of Norwich, Thomas Hayter. Her godparents were her brother George, her aunt Caroline, and her sister Augusta.
Caroline Matilda grew up in the large group of siblings, and during the remaining years of the reign of George II, Augusta chose to live in seclusion with her children, devoting herself to their care, and bringing them up away from the English court and the depravities of court life. As a consequence, Augusta was to be criticised for her manner of raising her children, as she isolated them from the outside world into a secluded family environment, seldom meeting people outside the family. Caroline Matilda spent most of the time with her family in Leicester House, but during holidays they moved to Kew Palace. She was described as temperamental, but natural and informal, and for this reason, she was uninterested in politics and court intrigues as an adult. She enjoyed outdoor life and riding, and, despite the irregularities of her and her sisters' education, she was described as intelligent. She was musically gifted, played the harpsichord and was an accomplished singer with a beautiful voice. She enjoyed reading and could speak three languages besides English: Italian, French, and German.
== Dauphine of France (1775) ==
Following the peace treaty between Britain and France in 1774, King George III decided to end all hostilities with his longtime enemy, King François XV of France. on the 7th February 1774, Francois XV formally requested the hand of Caroline Matilda for his eldest serving grandson and heir, François Auguste, Dauphin of France. Caroline Matilda formally renounced her rights to the British domains, and on the 20th February she was married by proxy to the Dauphin of France at the Cathedral in Hampton Court Palace, with her brother George III standing in for the Dauphin. Following, she also converted to Roman Catholicism. On the 30th March, 1775, she met her husband. Upon her arrival in France, she adopted the French version of her name: Caroline Mathilde. Yet the French would have different ideas for their young Dauphine, for due to the Americans revolution, the King had changed his mind on a British alliance. With this, she was "kidnapped" by her in-laws and taken to the Louvre Palace where she was kept under confinement. Shortly after, a ceremonial wedding took place on the 30th March 1775 at the Louvre Palace and, after the festivities, the day ended with the ritual bedding. The couple's both had a mutual understanding, and managed to consummate their union.
The initial reaction to the marriage between Caroline and François was mixed. On the one hand, the dauphine was misunderstood, but personable. Her first official appearance in Paris on the 30th March was a resounding success in most ways, but she could not please all, including that of the royal court. Many opposed the alliance with Britain and had a difficult relationship with Caroline , as others who disliked her for more personal or petty reasons. 
Her grandfather, François XV proved a troublesome foe to the new dauphine. Not only a day after her wedding night, the king would publicly disrespect the princess. Referring to her home family and country as "mad" the new dauphine fired back with calling the King mad. Later she would be confined to her rooms and banished from seeing the court, where she was also beat by a number of guards.
== Queen of France and Navarre (1775 - Present) ==
=== Early years (1775 - Present) ===
Upon the death of François XV on the 31st March 1775 the Dauphin ascended the throne as King François XVI of France with Caroline as his Queen Consort. At the outset, the queen had limited political influence with her husband.