] One more thing - perhaps we could suggest that King George III was cruel in making the match between them, but aside from increasing The Prince Regent's income and the fact that Princess Caroline was German, was there any other reason for their marriage? Was there any other eligible match for the Prince Regent at the time?

Whether the king was cruel, the reasons for the royal marriage, and whether there were other possbible matches, might be better taken over to Dregston, Jo. Also better over there would be whether the Princess of Wales was "hardly Princess of Wales material"- that is, if you want to discuss her in relation to other Princesses of Wales and their sutiablility.

Please us the link below to get there, if you want to discuss this outside the context of JA and her works.

http://www.crossmyt.com/dregston/bridge.htm