She was also a famed diarist , memoirist and wit. She is known as Hedwig Elisabeth Charlotte , though her official name as queen was Charlotte Charlotta. The King had not consummated his marriage and had decided to give the task of providing an heir to the throne to his brother. Prince Charles saw her for the first time in Eutin in and remarked that she was pretty.
The marriage was suggested in , and the first ceremony took place in Wismar on 21 June She arrived in Sweden on 3 June and entered Stockholm by Vasaorden royal barge , a type of gondola , on 7 June. She was noted for her beauty — her waist measured a mere 48 cm 19" and her shoe size 31 girls' size 13 — and, as the marriage of the monarch had not been consummated after nine years, there were hopes that she would provide an heir for the throne.
In January , there were signs that she was pregnant. It was hoped that the question of succession was solved, and prayers were held in the churches. However, the signs soon proved to be false.
The news of the false pregnancy also made the king decide to consummate his marriage and provide an heir to the throne personally. She made a personal success with her cheerful temperament and became a center of the royal court, where she was for some time informally called "Little Duchess" and was noticed for her beauty and vividness, wittiness and ease with words.
With these qualities she fulfilled a contemporary ideal. In contrast to the shy Queen, Sophia Magdalena of Denmark , "Duchess Lotta" was lively, witty, and flirtatious, and was in many ways the female center of the court. It was said of her: "One can not imagine anything more lively and cheerful.
