Caroline Frederick Scott Britain before the House of Hanover had succeeded to the British throne. Captain Scott’s godmother, who he was named after, was Princess Caroline of Ansbach who as the wife of George II of Great Britain would become Queen Caroline and the mother of Prince William, Duke of Cumberland. Scott was commissioned in the Royal North British Dragoons before transferring to the Guise's 6th Regiment in 1741. Scott had seen service in Europe where he had served as a military engineer in Gibraltar. He first came to prominence as the commander of Fort William in the Scottish Highlands and his successful
Caroline of Ansbach Sophia Charlotte, who became her good friend and whose views influenced Caroline all her life. As a young woman, Caroline was much sought-after as a bride. After rejecting the suit of the nominal King of Spain, Archduke Charles of Austria, she married George Augustus, the third-in-line to the British throne and heir apparent to the Electorate of Hanover. They had eight children, seven of whom grew to adulthood. Caroline moved permanently to Britain in 1714 when her husband became Prince of Wales. As Princess of Wales, she joined her husband in rallying political opposition to his father King George I.