Caroline County, Virginia the county population was 28,545, having more than doubled in the last fifty years. Caroline is part of the Greater Richmond Region. Caroline County was established in the British Colony of Virginia in 1727 from Essex, King and Queen, and King William counties. It was named for Caroline of Ansbach, the wife of King George II of Great Britain, who had recently taken the British throne at the time. During the Colonial Period, Caroline County was the birthplace of Thoroughbred horse racing in North America. Arabian horses were imported from England to provide the basis for American breeding stock. Patriot
Charles William Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Charles William Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Charles William Frederick (12 May 1712 – 3 August 1757), nicknamed "der Wilde Markgraf" (the "Wild Margrave"), was the margrave of the Principality of Ansbach from 1723 to his death. Charles William Frederick was the son of William Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1686–1723) and his wife Duchess Christiane Charlotte of Württemberg (1694–1729). During his youth, his mother ruled as regent. When he came to power, Charles William Frederick ruled as a typical absolute monarch with a luxurious court life. He left his heir Charles Alexander a total debt of 2.3 million Reichsthaler, and he