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Charlotte is as American as it gets, but the city does have a royal nickname \u2013 the Queen City.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Charlotte\u2019s ties to the American Revolution are numerous \u2013The Charlotte Observer recently published a map of Charlotte area Revolutionary War sites<\/a> \u2013 but the city is named for Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz<\/b>, according to the city\u2019s website.<\/a><\/p>\n

Mecklenburg County, you may guess, was also named for Queen Charlotte. Or at least, after the Dukedom where she was born, according to Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.<\/a><\/p>\n

Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz<\/b> was the wife of King George III. She was unusual for her knowledge of botany, history, language and religion, according to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. At the time of Charlotte\u2019s birth in 1744, it was uncommon for women to read and write.<\/a><\/p>\n

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In fiction, \u201cBridgerton\u201d fans may recognize Charlotte<\/a> as the haughty, meddling queen overseeing the marriage mart. Like her fictional interpretation, the real Queen Charlotte had 15 children, 13 of whom survived to adulthood.<\/p>\n

Charlotte married George at age 17, and moved to what is now known as Buckingham Palace. She is credited with introducing the Christmas tree, a German custom, to Britain, the Charlotte Observer previously reported.<\/a><\/p>\n

Other cities also bear the nickname.<\/p>\n

Portions of this story were previously published<\/a> in The Charlotte Observer.<\/i><\/p>\n

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