Prince Augustus Frederick | |
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Duke of Sussex | |
![]() Portrait by Guy Head, 1798 | |
Born | 27 January 1773 Buckingham House, London |
Died | 21 April 1843 Kensington Palace, London | (aged 70)
Burial | 4 May 1843 Kensal Green Cemetery, London |
Spouses | |
Issue | Sir Augustus d'Este Augusta Emma Wilde, Baroness Truro |
House | Hanover |
Father | George III |
Mother | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
Signature | ![]() |
25th President of the Royal Society | |
In office 1830–1838 | |
Preceded by | Davies Gilbert |
Succeeded by | Spencer Compton |
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (27 January 1773 – 21 April 1843), was the sixth son and ninth child of King George III and his queen consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He was the only surviving son of George III who did not pursue an army or navy career. A Whig,[1] he was known for his liberal views, which included reform of Parliament, abolition of the slave trade, Catholic Emancipation, and the removal of existing civil restrictions on Jews and Dissenters.[2]
He espoused the side of the Whigs...
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