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For his father, see Frederick, Prince of Wales; for his nephew, see Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Prince Frederick
Frederick aged 4 by Jean-Étienne Liotard
Born(1750-05-13)13 May 1750
Leicester House, Westminster, England
Died29 December 1765(1765-12-29) (aged 15)
Leicester House, Westminster, England
Burial4 January 1766
Westminster Abbey, London
Names
Frederick William
HouseHanover
FatherFrederick, Prince of Wales
MotherPrincess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha

Prince Frederick (Frederick William; 13 May 1750 – 29 December 1765), was a member of the British Royal Family, a grandchild of King George II and the youngest brother of King George III.

Life

Frederick William as a toddler in 1751, before breeching

Frederick was born, on 13 May 1750, at Leicester House, Westminster, London. His father was Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son of George II and Caroline of Ansbach. His mother was The Princess of Wales (née Augusta of Saxe-Gotha).

He was christened four days later, at the same house, by the Bishop of Oxford, Thomas Secker. His godparents were his brother Prince George, his maternal uncle Prince Wilhelm of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and his sister Princess Augusta.[1]

The young prince died on 29 December 1765, at Leicester House.

Legacy

Fort Frederick, in Kingston, Ontario, a fortification consisting mostly of earthworks (engineering), with a northern wall of stone masonry, is named after him. Fort Frederick contains one of the Martello Towers which houses the Royal Military College of Canada museum.[citation needed]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 13 May 1750 – 29 December 1765: His Royal Highness Prince Frederick[2]

Arms

Frederick was posthumously granted the arms of the kingdom differenced by a label argent of five points, the centre bearing a fleur-de-lys azure, the other points each bearing a rose gules.[3]

Ancestors

Family of Prince Frederick of Great Britain
16. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover
8. George I of Great Britain
17. Sophia, Princess Palatine of the Rhine
4. George II of Great Britain
18. George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
9. Duchess Sophia Dorothea of Celle
19. Eleonore d'Esmier d'Olbreuse
2. Frederick, Prince of Wales
20. Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
10. John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
21. Sophia Margaret of Oettingen-Oettingen
5. Margravine Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach
22. John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
11. Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach
23. Johanetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein
1. Prince Frederick of Great Britain
24. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
12. Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
25. Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg
6. Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
26. Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
13. Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels
27. Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
3. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
28. John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
14. Karl, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
29. Sophie Augusta, Princess of Holstein-Gottorp
7. Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst
30. Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (= 26)
15. Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels
31. Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (= 27)

References

  1. ^ Yvonne's Royalty Home Page: Royal Christenings
  2. ^ In the London Gazette for his brother George III's wedding on 8 September 1761 the prince is listed as His Royal Highness Prince Frederick
  3. ^ Marks of Cadency in the British Royal Family


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