 In the early months of 1815 , Charlotte fixed on Leopold ( or as she termed him , " the Leo " ) as a spouse . Her father refused to give up hope that Charlotte would agree to marry the Prince of Orange . However , Charlotte wrote , " No arguments , no threats , shall ever bend me to marry this detested Dutchman . " Faced with the united opposition of the Royal Family , George finally gave in and dropped the idea of marriage to the Prince of Orange , who became engaged to Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia that summer . Charlotte contacted Leopold through intermediaries , and found him receptive , but with Napoleon renewing the conflict on the Continent , Leopold was with his regiment fighting . In July , shortly before returning to Weymouth , Charlotte formally requested her father 's permission to marry Leopold . The Prince Regent replied that with the unsettled political situation on the Continent , he could not consider such a request . To Charlotte 's frustration , Leopold did not come to Britain after the restoration of peace , even though he was stationed in Paris , which she deemed to be only a short journey from Weymouth or London . 
