| Prince Frederick | |
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| Prince of Wales; Duke of Edinburgh | |
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| Portrait by Jacopo Amigoni, 1735 | |
| Duke of Edinburgh | |
| Successor | George, Prince of Wales |
| Spouse | Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha |
| Issue | |
| Princess Augusta, Duchess of Brunswick George III Prince Edward, Duke of York Princess Elizabeth Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland Princess Louisa Prince Frederick Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark and Norway | |
| Full name | |
| Frederick Louis (or Lewis) German: Friedrich Ludwig | |
| Titles and styles | |
| HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duke of Cornwall HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Hanover HSH Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Hanover | |
| Royal house | House of Hanover |
| Father | George II |
| Mother | Caroline of Ansbach |
| Born | 1 February 1707 Hanover, Germany |
| Died | 31 March 1751 (aged 44) Leicester House, London |
| Burial | 13 April 1751 Westminster Abbey, London |
The Prince Frederick, Prince of Wales (Frederick Louis; 1 February 1707 – 31 March 1751) was a member of the Hanoverian and British Royal Family, the eldest son of George II and father of George III. Jacopo Amigoni (also named Giacomo Amiconi, 1682 – 1752 was an Italian painter of the late- Baroque or Rococo period who began Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Duke of Edinburgh is a Dukedom associated with Edinburgh, Scotland. George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha ( 30 November 1719 – 8 February 1772) was Princess of Wales between 1736 and 1751 and Dowager Princess Princess Augusta (Augusta Frederica 31 August 1737 – 23 March 1813) was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places Prince Edward Duke of York (Edward Augustus Later life He was created Duke of York and Albany and Earl of Ulster by his paternal grandfather Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain redirects here for the later "Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain" see Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom Prince William Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh KG PC FRS (William Henry was born at Leicester House, London. Prince Henry Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (Henry Frederick Royal Dukedom On 22 October 1766, just prior to his twenty-first birthday the prince Princess Louisa of Great Britain redirects here for the earlier Princess of Great Britain called Louise, see Louise of Great Britain For his father see Frederick Prince of Wales; for his nephew see Prince Frederick Duke of York Prince Frederick (Frederick William Princess Caroline Matilda (Caroline Mathilde 11 July 1751 – 10 May 1775) was a princess of Great Britain and Ireland A royal house or royal dynasty is a familial designation or Family name of sorts used by Royalty. The House of Hanover (the Hanoverians) is a Germanic royal Dynasty which has ruled the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg George II (George Augustus 10 November 1683 &ndash 25 October 1760 was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Hanover (i ( haˈnoːfɐ on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony ( Niedersachsen Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large mainly Gothic church London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Kingdom of Hanover (Königreich Hannover was established in October of 1814 by the Congress of Vienna, with the restoration of George III to his Hanoverian The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. George II (George Augustus 10 November 1683 &ndash 25 October 1760 was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places He was born into the House of Hanover and, under the Act of Settlement passed by the English Parliament in 1701, Frederick was in the direct line of succession to the British throne. The House of Hanover (the Hanoverians) is a Germanic royal Dynasty which has ruled the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg The Act of Settlement is an act of the Parliament of England, originally filed in 1700 and passed in 1701 to settle the succession to the English throne The Parliament of England was the Legislature of the Kingdom of England. The line of succession to the British Throne is a partial list of the people in line to succeed to the throne He moved to Great Britain following the accession of his father, and became the Prince of Wales. Prince of Wales (Tywysog Cymru is a title traditionally granted to the Heir Apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom (and formerly the Kingdom He predeceased his father however, and the throne, upon the death of George II on 25 October 1760, passed to Prince Frederick's eldest son, George, Prince of Wales, who reigned as King George III from 1760 until 1820. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
Frederick served as the tenth Chancellor of Trinity College, Dublin, from 1728 to 1751. The University of Dublin, corporately designated the Chancellor Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin (since the 19th century located in Dublin, Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
Prince Frederick had a hostile relationship with his parents.
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Early life
Prince Frederick Louis (slightly-less commonly rendered Lewis), the grandson of the then Elector of Hanover (later George I) and Sophia Dorothea of Celle, was born in Hanover, Germany as Duke Friedrich Ludwig of Hanover. George I (George Louis German Georg Ludwig; 28 May 1660 &ndash 11 June 1727 For the first year of his life George was the only heir to his father's and three childless Sophia Dorothea ( 15 September 1666 &ndash 13 November 1726) was the wife and cousin of George Louis Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg later Hanover (i ( haˈnoːfɐ on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony ( Niedersachsen Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. His godparents were his grandfather The Elector and his great-uncle The King in Prussia[1]. Biography Born in Königsberg, he was the third son of Frederick William Elector of Brandenburg by his father's first marriage to Louise Henriette His parents, Prince George (later George II) and Princess Caroline of Ansbach, were called upon to leave the country when their eldest son was only seven years old, and they did not see him again until he arrived in England in 1728 as a grown man. George II (George Augustus 10 November 1683 &ndash 25 October 1760 was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a By then, they had several younger children, and they rejected Frederick both as their son and as a person, referring to him as a "foundling" and nicknaming him "Griff", short for the mythical beast known as a griffin. The griffin is a Legendary creature with the body of a Lion and the head and often wings of an Eagle.
His grandfather created him Duke of Edinburgh, Marquess of the Isle of Ely, Earl of Eltham in the county of Kent, Viscount Launceston in the county of Cornwall and Baron Snowdon in the county of Carnarvon, on 26 July 1726[2]. The Duke of Edinburgh is a Dukedom associated with Edinburgh, Scotland. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
Prince of Wales
The motives for the ill-feeling between Frederick and his parents may include the fact that he had been set up by his grandfather, even as a small child, as the representative of the house of Hanover, and was used to presiding over official occasions in the absence of his parents. He was not permitted to go to Great Britain until his father took the throne as George II on 11 June 1727. George II (George Augustus 10 November 1683 &ndash 25 October 1760 was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In fact, Frederick continued to be known as Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Hanover (with his British HRH style) even after his father had been created Prince of Wales. Frederick was created Prince of Wales on 8 January 1729. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common [3]
He had a will of his own and sponsored a court of ‘opposition’ politicians at his residence, Leicester House. Frederick and his group supported the Opera of the Nobility in Lincoln's Inn Fields as a rival to Handel's royally-sponsored opera at the King’s Theatre in Drury Lane. Lincoln's Inn Fields is the largest public square in London, England. Frederick was a genuine lover of music who played the cello; he is depicted as a cellist in an oil portrait by Philip Mercier of Frederick and his sisters, now part of the National Portrait Gallery collection [5]. Philip Mercier (?1689 / 1691 Berlin - 18 July 1760 London was a Portraitist active in England He enjoyed the natural sciences and the arts, and became a thorn in the side of his parents, thwarting their every ambition and making a point of opposing them in everything, according to the court gossip Lord Hervey. John Hervey 2nd Baron Hervey ( October 13, 1696 &ndash August 5, 1743) English courtier and political writer and memoirist was At court, the favourite was Frederick's younger brother, Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, to the extent that the king looked into ways of passing over Frederick in the succession. The Prince William Duke of Cumberland (William Augustus Style and New Style dates|N
A permanent result of Frederick's patronage of the arts is "Rule Britannia", one of the best-known British patriotic songs. Rule Britannia! is a British Patriotic song, originating from the Poem "Rule Britannia" by James Thomson and set to music Patriotism is commonly defined as love of and/or devotion to one's country It was written by the Scottish poet and playwright James Thomson as part of the masque Alfred which was first performed in 1745 at Cliveden, the country home of the Prince and Princess of Wales. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" James Thomson ( 11 September, 1700 &ndash 27 August, 1748) was a Scottish Poet and playwright known for his masterpiece The masque was a form of festive courtly entertainment which flourished in sixteenth and early seventeenth century Europe though it was developed earlier in Italy Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Location Cliveden (pronounced CLIV-d'n is a Mansion in Buckinghamshire, England overlooking the River Thames owned by the
A masque linking the Prince with both the ancient hero-king Alfred the Great's victories over the Vikings and with the contemporary issue of building up the British sea power obviously went well with Frederick's political plans and aspirations. Alfred the Great (also Ælfred from the Old English Ælfrēd ˈælfreːd (c A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas Naval warfare is Combat in and on Seas Oceans or any other major bodies of water such as large Lakes and wide Rivers History
Later the words, set to music by Thomas Arne - another of Frederick's favorite artists - got a permanent life of their own regardless of the masque. Thomas Augustine Arne (12 March 1710 &ndash 5 March 1778 was an English Composer, best known for the patriotic Rule Britannia!. Thomson, who supported the Prince of Wales politically, also dedicated to him an earlier major work, Liberty (1734). Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
Patron of the arts
Unlike the king, Frederick was a knowledgeable amateur of painting, who patronized immigrant artists like Amigoni (illustration above right) and Jean Baptiste Vanloo, who painted the portraits of the prince and his consort for Frederick's champion William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath. TalkCommonewalth realm.--> The monarchy The House of Hanover (the Hanoverians) is a Germanic royal Dynasty which has ruled the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg George II (George Augustus 10 November 1683 &ndash 25 October 1760 was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( Princess Anne Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (2 November 1709 – 12 January 1759 was the second child and eldest daughter of George II and his consort Queen For other princesses known as Amelia see Princess Amelia. For the daughter of George III see Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom The Princess Amelia The Princess Caroline (Caroline Elizabeth 30 May 1713 – 28 December 1757) was a member of the British Royal Family, the fourth The Prince William Duke of Cumberland (William Augustus Style and New Style dates|N For other persons known as Princess Mary see Princess Mary The Princess Mary ( 5 March 1723 &ndash 14 January 1772) was Louise of Great Britain ( 7 December 1724 – 19 December 1751) was the youngest surviving daughter of George II and Caroline Princess Augusta (Augusta Frederica 31 August 1737 – 23 March 1813) was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places Prince Edward Duke of York (Edward Augustus Later life He was created Duke of York and Albany and Earl of Ulster by his paternal grandfather Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain redirects here for the later "Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain" see Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom Prince William Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh KG PC FRS (William Henry was born at Leicester House, London. Prince Henry Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (Henry Frederick Royal Dukedom On 22 October 1766, just prior to his twenty-first birthday the prince Princess Louisa of Great Britain redirects here for the earlier Princess of Great Britain called Louise, see Louise of Great Britain For his father see Frederick Prince of Wales; for his nephew see Prince Frederick Duke of York Prince Frederick (Frederick William Princess Caroline Matilda (Caroline Mathilde 11 July 1751 – 10 May 1775) was a princess of Great Britain and Ireland Princess Sophia of Gloucester (Sophia Matilda 29 May 1773 – 29 November 1844) was a member of the British Royal Family, a great Prince William Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (William Frederick 15 January 1776 – 30 November 1834) was a member of the British Royal Jean-Baptiste van Loo ( 14 January 1684 &ndash 19 December 1745) was a French subject and portrait painter William Pulteney 1st Earl of Bath, PC ( 22 March 1684 &ndash July 7, 1764) was an English Politician, dubbed The list of other artists he employed—Philip Mercier, John Wootton, Phillips and the French engraver Joseph Goupy—represents some of the principal figures of the English Rococo. Philip Mercier (?1689 / 1691 Berlin - 18 July 1760 London was a Portraitist active in England John Wootton (ca1682 -1764 was an English painter of sporting subjects battle scenes and landscapes Joseph Goupy (1689-1769 was an French engraver painter set designer and Watercolourist. Rococo is a style of 18th century French art and Interior design. William Kent's neo-Palladian state barge of 1732 is still preserved, though Sir William Chambers' palace at Kew for his widow Augusta (1757) was demolished in 1802. William Kent (born in Bridlington, Yorkshire, c 1685 &ndash 12 April 1748) was an eminent English Architect, Landscape PLEASE DO NOT ADD AN INFO BOX TO THIS PAGE --> Palladian architecture is a European style of Architecture derived from the designs of the Italian Year 1732 ( MDCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sir William Chambers ( 27 October 1723 &ndash 17 February 1796) was a Scottish Architect, born in Gothenburg The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, usually referred to simply as Kew Gardens, are extensive Gardens and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the
Cricket
By the time Frederick arrived in Great Britain, cricket had developed into the country's most popular team sport and it thrived on gambling. Perhaps because he wished to "anglicise" and so fit in with his new society, Frederick developed an academic interest in cricket that soon became a genuine enthusiasm. He began to make wagers and then to patronise and play the sport, even forming his own team on several occasions.
The earliest mention of Frederick in cricket annals is in a contemporary report reproduced by H T Waghorn in his The Dawn of Cricket. Henry Thomas Waghorn ( 11 April 1842 – 30 January 1930) was a Cricket statistician and historian This concerns a major match on Tuesday 28 September 1731 between Surrey and London, played on Kennington Common. Surrey county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in Cricket goes back much further than that For the Edwardian club that WG Grace played for see: London County Cricket Club The original London Cricket Kennington Park is in Kennington London England, in London SE11, and lies between Kennington Park Road and St Agnes Place. No post-match report was found despite advance promotion as "likely to be the best performance of this kind that has been seen for some time". It is interesting that "for the convenience of the gamesters, the ground is to be staked and roped out" which was a new practice in 1731 and could have been done partly for the benefit of a royal visitor. The advertisement refers to "the whole county of Surrey" as London’s opponents and states that the Prince of Wales is "expected to attend".
In August 1732, the Whitehall Evening Post reported that Frederick attended "a great cricket match" at Kew on Thursday 27 July.
By the 1733 season, he was really getting involved. We read of him giving a guinea to each player in a Surrey v Middlesex game at Moulsey Hurst. Middlesex county cricket teams have been traced back to the 18th century but the county's involvement in Cricket goes back much further than that Moulsey Hurst is located in what is now West Molesey, Surrey on the south bank of the River Thames above Molesey Lock. Then he awarded a silver cup to a combined Surrey & Middlesex team which had just beaten Kent, arguably the best county team at the time, at Moulsey Hurst on Wed 1 August. Kent county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in Cricket goes back much further than that This is the first reference in cricket history to any kind of trophy (other than hard cash) being contested. On Friday 31 August, the Prince of Wales' XI played Sir William Gage's XI on Moulsey Hurst. Sir William Gage 7th Baronet KB (born 1695 in Firle, East Sussex; died 23 April 1744 was the MP for Seaford. The result is unknown but the teams were said to be of county standard, so presumably it was in effect a Surrey v Sussex match.
In the years following 1733, there are frequent references to the Prince of Wales as a patron of cricket and as an occasional player, though it is doubtful if he was actually any good as a player.
When he died on 31 March 1751, cricket suffered a double impact for his death closely followed that of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, who was the game's greatest patron. Charles Lennox 2nd Duke of Richmond and 2nd Duke of Lennox, KG, KCB, PC, FRS ( 18 May 1701 at Goodwood, The loss of these patrons had an adverse impact on the game’s finances and the number of top-class matches reduced for some years to come, although economic difficulties arising from the wars of the period certainly inhibited many potential investors.
Indeed, it has frequently been said that the Prince of Wales died as a result of being struck on the head by a cricket ball. He may well have been hit on the head but that did not kill him; the cause of death was a burst abscess in a lung. Cricket has had its share of fatalities in its time, but Prince Frederick Louis was not one of them.
Domestic life
Quickly accumulating large debts, Frederick relied for an income on his wealthy friend, George Bubb Dodington. George Bubb Dodington 1st Baron Melcombe PC ( 1691 &ndash July 28, 1762) was an English politician and nobleman The Prince's father refused to make him the financial allowance that the Prince considered should have been his, and Parliament was obliged to intervene, resulting in further bad feeling between the two.
Although in his youth he was undoubtedly a spendthrift and womaniser, Frederick settled down, on his marriage, in 1736, to the sixteen-year-old Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, and soon became a devoted family man, taking his wife and eight children (his youngest daughter was born posthumously) to live in the countryside at Cliveden, since he was effectively banished from court. Year 1736 ( MDCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha ( 30 November 1719 – 8 February 1772) was Princess of Wales between 1736 and 1751 and Dowager Princess Location Cliveden (pronounced CLIV-d'n is a Mansion in Buckinghamshire, England overlooking the River Thames owned by the
Later life
His political ambitions remained unfulfilled, because he died prematurely at the age of forty-four. The cause of death has been commonly attributed to an abscess created by a blow by a cricket ball or a tennis ball, but a burst abscess in the lung was given as the cause of death. A cricket ball is a hard solid Ball used to play Cricket. Manufacture Cricket balls are made from a core of cork, which is layered Real tennis is the original racquet sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis or Tennis, is descended An abscess (abscessus is a collection of Pus (dead Neutrophils) that has accumulated in a cavity formed by the tissue on the basis of an infectious process lung is the essential Respiration organ in air-breathing Animals including most Tetrapods a few Fish and a few Snails The most primitive [4] Frederick died at Leicester House in London and he was buried at Westminster Abbey. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large mainly Gothic church
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 1 February 1707–1 August 1714: His Serene Highness Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Hanover
- 1 August 1714–26 July 1726: His Royal Highness[5] Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Hanover
- 26 July 1726–11 June 1727: His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh
- 11 June 1727–8 January 1729: His Royal Highness The Duke of Cornwall and Edinburgh
- 8 January 1729[6]–31 March 1751: His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
Arms
Between his creation as Duke of Edinburgh in 1726 and his creation as Prince of Wales, he bore the arms of the kingdom, differenced by a label argent of three points, the centre point bearing a cross gules. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a As Prince of Wales, the difference changed to simply a label argent of three points. [7]
Ancestry
Issue
Legacy
- Fredericksburg, Virginia is named after him. Princess Augusta (Augusta Frederica 31 August 1737 – 23 March 1813) was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles William Ferdinand Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel-Bevern ( Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Herzog zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg Fürst von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Queen Charlotte, (née Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; 19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) was the Prince Edward Duke of York (Edward Augustus Later life He was created Duke of York and Albany and Earl of Ulster by his paternal grandfather Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 1739 ( MDCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain redirects here for the later "Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain" see Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Prince William Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh KG PC FRS (William Henry was born at Leicester House, London. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Maria Walpole ( 10 July 1736 &ndash 22 August 1807) the Countess Waldegrave and Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, was Prince Henry Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (Henry Frederick Royal Dukedom On 22 October 1766, just prior to his twenty-first birthday the prince Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Princess Louisa of Great Britain redirects here for the earlier Princess of Great Britain called Louise, see Louise of Great Britain Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For his father see Frederick Prince of Wales; for his nephew see Prince Frederick Duke of York Prince Frederick (Frederick William Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Princess Caroline Matilda (Caroline Mathilde 11 July 1751 – 10 May 1775) was a princess of Great Britain and Ireland Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Christian VII ( January 29, 1749 - March 13, 1808) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1766 until his Fredericksburg is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is located 50 miles south of Washington D
- The town of Prince Frederick, Maryland is believed to have been named in the prince's honor. Prince Frederick is a Census-designated place (CDP in Calvert County, Maryland, United States, not to be confused with the incorporated and
- Fort Frederick, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada a fortification consisting mostly of earthworks (engineering) with a North wall of stone masonry is named after him. Kingston Ontario is a Canadian city located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Earthworks are engineering works created through the moving of massive quantities of Soil or unformed rock. Fort Frederick contains one of the Martello Towers which houses the Royal Military College of Canada museum. Martello towers (or simply Martellos) are small defensive forts built in several countries of the British Empire during the 19th century from the time The Royal Military College of Canada (RMC is the Military academy of the Canadian Forces, and is a degree-granting University.
- Fort Frederica, and the surrounding town of Frederica, on St. Simons Island, Georgia, were named for him. Fort Frederica National Monument, on St Simons Island Georgia, preserves the archaeological remnants of a fort and town built by James Oglethorpe between 1736 St Simons is a Census-designated place (CDP located on St Simons Island in Glynn County, Georgia, United States. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule
- The Prince of Wales' epigram:
"Here lies poor Fred who was alive and is dead, Had it been his father I had much rather, Had it been his sister nobody would have missed her, Had it been his brother, still better than another, Had it been the whole generation, so much better for the nation, But since it is Fred who was alive and is dead, There is no more to be said!"
- quoted by William Makepeace Thackeray, "Four Georges"
External links
- Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales
- Unusual royal deaths at Ward's Book of Days
- From Lads to Lord's; The History of Cricket: 1300 – 1787
Notes
- ^ Yvonne's Royalty Home Page: Royal Christenings
- ^ Yvonne's Royalty: Peerage
- ^ Prince of Wales: Previous princes
- ^ Deborah Fisher, Princes of Wales (University of Wales Press, 2006)
- ^ The London Gazette [1][2][3][4]
- ^ Prince of Wales - Previous Princes
- ^ Marks of Cadency in the British Royal Family
References
- Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket by G B Buckley (FL18)
- Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century by Timothy J McCann (TJM)
- The Dawn of Cricket by H T Waghorn (WDC)
- At the Sign of the Wicket: Cricket 1742 – 1751 by F S Ashley-Cooper in Cricket Magazine (1900) (ASW)
- Cricket Scores 1730 - 1773 by H T Waghorn (WCS)
- Henry Churchyard "Royal Genealogies, Part 9"
- Sam Sloan "Big Combined Family Trees (pafg744)"
Further reading
De-la-Noy, Michael. William Makepeace Thackeray (ˈθækərɪ 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863 was an English Novelist of the 19th century George Bent Buckley (born in Yorkshire c1885 died 26 April 1962 aged 77 was a celebrated Cricket historian and an authority on the early days of the Timothy J (Tim McCann (born 4 June 1944 has been an archivist at the West Sussex Record Office in Chichester since 1967 Henry Thomas Waghorn ( 11 April 1842 – 30 January 1930) was a Cricket statistician and historian Frederick Samuel Ashley-Cooper (born c 22 March 1877 in Bermondsey, London; died 31 January 1932 in Milford near Godalming, Henry Thomas Waghorn ( 11 April 1842 – 30 January 1930) was a Cricket statistician and historian The King Who Never Was: The Story of Frederick, Prince of Wales. London; Chester Springs, PA: Peter Owen, 1996.
Walters, John. The Royal Griffin: Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1707-51. London: Jarrolds, 1972.
Frederick, Prince of Wales Cadet branch of the House of Welf Born: 1 February 1707 Died: 31 March 1751 | ||
| British royalty | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George, Prince of Wales later became King George II | Heir to the Thrones as heir apparent 1727 – 1751 | Succeeded by Prince George of Wales later became King George III |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Prince George, Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge later became King George II | Prince of Wales 1729 – 1751 | Succeeded by Prince George, Duke of Edinburgh later became King George III |
| Preceded by George, Prince of Wales later became King George II | Duke of Cornwall 1727 – 1751 | Succeeded by Prince George Augustus Frederick later became King George IV |
| New creation | Duke of Edinburgh 1st creation 1726 – 1751 | Succeeded by Prince George of Wales later became King George III |
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