Prince Octavius of Great Britain

Prince Octavius
Portrait by Benjamin West, 1783
Born	(1779-02-23)23 February 1779 Buckingham House, London, England
Died	3 May 1783(1783-05-03) (aged 4) Kew Palace, Surrey, England
Burial	10 May 1783 Westminster Abbey 11 February 1820 Royal Vault, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
House	Hanover
Father	George III
Mother	Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Prince Octavius of Great Britain (23 February 1779 – 3 May 1783)^[1] was the thirteenth child and eighth son of King George III and his queen consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Six months after the death of his younger brother Prince Alfred, Octavius was inoculated against the smallpox virus. Several days later, he became ill. His subsequent death at the age of four devastated his parents, and in particular his father. King George III had been very fond of his two youngest sons, Alfred and Octavius, and his later bouts of madness involved hallucinations of them.