Queen Caroline

Queen Caroline may refer to:

  • Caroline of Ansbach (1683–1737), queen of the Kingdom of Great Britain
  • Maria Carolina of Austria (1752–1814), queen of Naples
  • Caroline of Brunswick (1768–1821), queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  • Caroline Matilda of Wales (1751–1775), queen of Norway and Denmark

Famous quotes containing the words queen and/or caroline:

    “The Queen turned crimson with fury, and, after glaring at her for a moment like a wild beast, began screaming “Off with her head! Off with—”
    “Nonsense!” said Alice loudly and decidedly, and the Queen was silent.”
    —Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (1832–1898)

    “In the drawing room [of the Queen’s palace] hung a Venus and Cupid by Michaelangelo, in which, instead of a bit of drapery, the painter has placed Cupid’s foot between Venus’s thighs. Queen Caroline asked General Guise, an old connoisseur, if it was not a very fine piece? He replied “Madam, the painter was a fool, for he has placed the foot where the hand should be.””
    —Horace Walpole (1717–1797)