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Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
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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.
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]
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.
Titles, styles, honour and arms
Titles and styles
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]
Ancestors
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Ancestors of Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany |
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16. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover |
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8. George I of Great Britain |
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17. Sophia, Princess Palatine of the Rhine |
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4. George II of Great Britain |
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18. George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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9. Sophia Dorothea of Celle |
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19. Eleonore d'Esmier d'Olbreuse |
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2. Frederick, Prince of Wales |
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20. Albert, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
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10. John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
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21. Sophia Margaret of Oettingen-Oettingen |
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5. Margravine Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
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22. John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach |
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11. Eleanor Erdmuthe Louise of Saxe-Eisenach |
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23. Johanetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein |
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1. Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany |
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24. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha |
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12. Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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25. Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg |
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6. Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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26. Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels |
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13. Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels |
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27. Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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3. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha |
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28. John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst |
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14. Charles of Anhalt-Zerbst |
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29. Sophie Augusta, Princess of Holstein-Gottorp |
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7. Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst |
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30. Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (= 26) |
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15. Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels |
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31. Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (= 27) |
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References
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British princes |
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| 1st Generation |
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| 2nd Generation |
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| 3rd Generation |
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| 4th Generation |
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| 5th Generation |
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| 6th Generation |
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| 7th Generation |
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| 8th Generation |
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| 9th Generation |
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| 10th Generation |
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| 11th Generation |
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| *not a British prince by birth, but a royal prince consort |
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