George FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster

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George Augustus Frederick FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster PC (29 January 1794 – 20 March 1842), was the eldest son of William IV of the United Kingdom and his long-time mistress Dorothy Jordan.

He was created 1st Earl of Munster, 1st Viscount FitzClarence and 1st Baron Tewkesbury in the county of Gloucester, on 4 June 1831,^[1] and made a Privy Councillor in 1833.

He gained the rank of Major-General. He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King William IV between 1830 and 1837. He held the office of Lieutenant of the Tower between 1831 and 1833. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1833. He held the office of Constable of Windsor Castle between 1833 and 1842. He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria between 1837 and 1841.

He wed Mary Wyndham (d. 3 December 1842), daughter of George O'Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont and Elizabeth Ilive, on 18 October 1819. They were the parents to seven children.

FitzClarence committed suicide by a gunshot wound at the age of 48.

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16. George II of Great Britain               8. Frederick, Prince of Wales                       17. Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach               4. George III of the United Kingdom                             18. Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg               9. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha                       19. Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst               2. William IV of the United Kingdom                                   20. Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz               10. Charles Louis Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Mirow                       21. Princess Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen               5. Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz                             22. Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen               11. Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen                       23. Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach               1. George FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster                                         24. James Bland               12. Nathaniel Bland                       25. Lucy Brewster               6. Francis Bland                             13. Elizabeth Heaton                       3. Dorothy Jordan                                   7. Grace Phillips

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Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by New Creation	Earl of Munster 1831–1842	Succeeded by William FitzClarence