Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany
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| Prince Edward | |
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| Duke of York and Albany | |
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| Edward Augustus | |
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| HRH The Duke of York HRH Prince Edward |
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| Royal house | House of Hanover |
| Father | Frederick, Prince of Wales |
| Mother | Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha |
| Born | 25 March 1739 Norfolk House, London |
| Baptised | 22 April 1739 Norfolk House, London |
| Died | 17 September 1767 (aged 28) Prince's Palace, Monaco-Ville |
| Burial | Westminster Abbey, London |
Prince Edward, Duke of York (Edward Augustus[1]; 25 March 1739 – 17 September 1767) was the younger brother of George III of the United Kingdom, the second son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha.
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[edit] Early life
The young prince was baptised Edward Augustus, at Norfolk House, by The Bishop of Oxford, Thomas Secker, and his godparents were his great-uncle The King in Prussia (for whom The Duke of Queensberry stood proxy), The Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (who was represented by Lord Carnarvon), and his maternal aunt The Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels (for whom Lady Charlotte Edwin, a daughter of the late 4th Duke of Hamilton, stood proxy).[2]
[edit] Later life
He was created Duke of York and Albany and Earl of Ulster by his paternal grandfather, George II, on 1 April 1760[3].
Between the death of his paternal grandfather on 25 October 1760 and the birth of George, Prince of Wales on 12 August 1762, he was heir presumptive to the British throne. Perhaps in light of this situation, his brother made him a privy counsellor in 1760.
In the late summer of 1767, on his way to Genoa, Edward fell ill and had to be landed in the harbour of Monaco. Despite the care and attention he was given, he died in the Palace of Honoré III, Prince of Monaco on 17 September and is interred in Westminster Abbey.
[edit] Titles, styles, honour and arms
[edit] Titles and styles
- 25 March 1739–1 April 1760: His Royal Highness Prince Edward
- 1 April 1760–17 September 1767: His Royal Highness The Duke of York and Albany
[edit] Arms
Edward was granted use of the arms of the kingdom, differenced by a label argent of five points, the centre bearing a cross gules, the other points each bearing a canton gules.[4]
[edit] Ancestors
[edit] References
- ^ In the London Gazette, the Prince is called simply 'Prince Edward' (16 November 1756; 28 June 1757; 18 April 1758; 27 October 1759; 1 January; 2 February 1760)
- ^ Yvonne's Royalty Home Page: Royal Christenings
- ^ Yvonne's Royalty: Peerage
- ^ Marks of Cadency in the British Royal Family
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Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany
Cadet branch of the House of Welf
Born: 25 March 1739 Died: 17 September 1767 |
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| Preceded by George William, Prince of Wales |
Heir to the Thrones as heir presumptive 1760-1762 |
Succeeded by George Augustus, Prince of Wales |
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| Preceded by New Creation |
Duke of York & Albany 2nd creation 1760–1767 |
Succeeded by Title extinct |
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