Basic Facts:
Dates: November 2, 1709 - January 12, 1759
Titles Include: Princess Royal; Princess of Orange; Princess-Regent of Friesland
Known for: Second to bear the British title Princess Royal
Also known as: Princess Anne of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick and Lüneburg
Background, Family:
- Father: George II
- Mother: Caroline of Ansbach
- Siblings: Frederick, Prince of Wales; Princess Amelia Sophia; Princess caroline Elizabeth; William of Cumberland; Mary of Hesse-Cassel; Louise, Queen of Denmark
Marriage, Children:
- husband: William IV of Orange-Nassau (married March 25, 1734)
- children
- Carolina of Orange-Nassau (married Karl Christian of Nassau-Weilburg, 1760)
- Princess Anna of Orange-Nassau (died weeks after birth)
- William V, Prince of Orange (married Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia, 1767)
About Anne of Hanover:
Anne of Hanover became part of the British royal succession when her grandfather succeeded to the British throne as George I. When her father succeeded to the throne as George II in 1727, he gave the title Princess Royal to his daughter.
The first woman to hold this title was Mary, eldest daughter of Charles I. The eldest daughter of George I, Queen Sophia Dorothea of Prussia, was eligible for the title but was not given it. Queen Sophia was still alive when the title was given to Anne of Hanover.
In 1734, Princess Anne married the Prince of Orange, William IV, and used the title Princess of Orange instead. When William died in 1751, Anne became regent for their son, William V, and she continued in that role until her death in 1759. At that time, her daughter Carolina became regent until 1766.
Bibliography:
Veronica P.M. Baker-Smith A Life of Anne of Hanover, Princess Royal. 1995. 
