Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
British prince (1773–1843)
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex was born (27 January 1773 – 21 April 1843), was the sixth son of George III and his consort, Queen Charlotte. He was the only son of the King and Queen to not pursue an army or navy career, but he did consider becoming a cleric in the Church of England.
Prince Augustus Frederick | |
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Duke of Sussex | |
![]() Portrait by Louis Gauffier, 1793 | |
Born | 27 January 1773 Buckingham Palace, London, England, UK |
Died | 21 April 1843 Kensington Palace, London, England, UK | (aged 70)
Burial | Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England, UK |
Spouse | Lady Augusta Murray (m. 1793; an. 1794) Cecilia Underwood, Duchess of Inverness (m. 1831) |
Issue | Augustus d'Este Augusta d'Este |
House | House of Hanover |
Father | George III |
Mother | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
Marriages
Augustus Frederick married twice, but neither was legal in the United Kingdom because under the Royal Marriages Act [1] he should have asked permission from the King first.
Ancestors
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex | Father: George III of the United Kingdom | Paternal Grandfather: Frederick, Prince of Wales | Paternal Great-grandfather: George II of Great Britain |
Paternal Great-grandmother: Caroline of Ansbach | |||
Paternal Grandmother: Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha | Paternal Great-grandfather: Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | ||
Paternal Great-grandmother: Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst | |||
Mother: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Maternal Grandfather: Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Prince of Mirow | Maternal Great-grandfather: Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |
Maternal Great-grandmother: Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | |||
Maternal Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen | Maternal Great-grandfather: Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen | ||
Maternal Great-grandmother: Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach |
References
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