Biography of Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales 1707-1751

Paternal Family Tree: Hanover

Maternal Family Tree: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 1683-1737

On 22 Aug 1705 [his father] King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 21) and [his mother] Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 22) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] King George I of Great Britain and Ireland (age 45) and [his grandmother] Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England (age 38).

In 1706 [his father] King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 22) was created 1st Duke Cambridge. [his mother] Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 22) by marriage Duchess Cambridge.

On 31 Jan 1707 or 01 Feb 1707 Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales was born to King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 23) and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 23).

In 1717 Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 9) was appointed 529th Knight of the Garter by [his grandfather] King George I of Great Britain and Ireland (age 56).

The London Gazette 6494. Whitehall, July 15 [1726].

His Majesty has been pleased to create his Highness Prince Frederick (age 19), a Baron, Viscount, Earl, Marquess, and Duke of the Kingdom of Great Britain, by the Names Stiles and Titles of Baron of Snaudon in the County of Caernarvon, Viscount of Lanceston in the County of Cornwall, Earl of Eltham in the County of Kent, Marquess of the Isle of Wight [Note. An error for Isle of Ely], and Duke of Edinburgh.

His Majesty has been pleased to create his Highness [his brother] Prince William (age 5), a Baron, Viscount, Earl, Marquess, and Duke of the Kingdom of Great Britain, by the Names Stiles and Titles of Baron of the lsle of Alderney, Viscount of Trematon in the Councy of Cornwall, Earl of Kinnington in the County of Surrey, Marquess of Berkhamstead in the County of Hertford, and Duke of Cumberland.

On 11 Jun 1727 [his grandfather] King George I of Great Britain and Ireland (age 67) died. His son [his father] King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 43) succeeded II King Great Britain and Ireland. [his mother] Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 44) by marriage Queen Consort England.

Coronation of George II

In 1728 James Lumley (age 22) was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 20).

In 1731 John Evelyn 2nd Baronet (age 24) was appointed Equerry to Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 23).

On 08 Dec 1731 Francis Howard 1st Earl of Effingham (age 48) was created 1st Earl of Effingham by [his father] King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 48).

Before 1732 Anne Vane became the a mistress of Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 24).

On 04 Jun 1732 [his illegitimate son] Cornwall Fitzfrederick Vane was born illegitimately to Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 25) and Anne Vane in St James' Street. He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

1733. Philippe Mercier (age 44). Frederick, Prince of Wales (age 25), and His Sisters. Left to right [his sister] Princess Anne Hanover (age 23), [his sister] Princess Caroline Hanover (age 19) and [his sister] Princess Amelia Hanover (age 21).

Princess Caroline Hanover: On 10 Jun 1713 she was born to King George II of Great Britain and Ireland and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England. Calendar of Treasury Warrants 1718 Sep. 07 Sep 1718. Royal warrant dated Hampton Court to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal for a grant of a salary of 2,000l. a year to Jane, Countess Dowager of Portland, whom we have thought fit to appoint to be Governess to our dearly beloved grandchildren, the Lady Ann, the Lady Amelia and the Lady Carolina, daughters of our most dearly beloved son George Augustus, Prince of Wales: during pleasure: as from March 25 last. King's Warrant Book XXIX, p. 284. On 28 Dec 1757 Princess Caroline Hanover died.

In 1733 John Evelyn 2nd Baronet (age 26) was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 25).

On 08 May 1736 Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 29) and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg and Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg. He the son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 52) and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 53).

On 31 Jul 1737 [his daughter] Princess Augusta Charlotte Hanover was born to Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 30) and [his wife] Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 17). She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 20 Nov 1737 [his mother] Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 54) died.

In 1738 Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 30) bought Park Place, Berkshire from Archibald Hamilton (age 64).

On 06 Mar 1738 Robert Rochfort 1st Earl of Belvedere (age 29) was created 1st Baron Belfield by [his father] King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 54).

On 04 Jun 1738 [his son] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland was born to Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 31) and [his wife] Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 18) at Norfolk House, St James' Square. He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 25 Mar 1739 [his son] Prince Edward Hanover 1st Duke of York was born to Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 32) and [his wife] Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 19). He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 08 May 1740 Frederick Hesse-Kassel (age 19) and [his sister] Mary Hanover (age 17) were married. She the daughter of [his father] King George II (age 56). She the daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland and [his mother] Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England. He the son of William Hesse-Kassel (age 58). They were fourth cousins.

On 10 Jan 1741 [his daughter] Elizabeth Hanover was born to Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 33) and [his wife] Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 21). She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 25 Nov 1743 [his son] William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh was born to Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 36) and [his wife] Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 23). He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 07 Nov 1745 [his son] Henry Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Cumberland and Strathearn was born to Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 38) and [his wife] Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 25) at Leicester House. He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 19 Mar 1749 [his daughter] Louisa Hanover was born to Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 42) and [his wife] Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 29). She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

In 1750 Thomas Hudson (age 49). Portrait of Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 42).

On 13 May 1750 [his son] Frederick Hanover was born to Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 43) and [his wife] Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 30). He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

Before 31 Mar 1751 James Cresset (age 37) was appointed Treasurer to Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 44).

On 31 Mar 1751 Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 44) died at Leicester House.

On 13 Apr 1751 Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (deceased) was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map].

On 11 Jul 1751 [his daughter] Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway was born to Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and [his former wife] Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 31). She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 05 Oct 1751 Robert Rochfort 1st Earl of Belvedere (age 43) was created 1st Viscount Belfield by [his father] King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 67).

Letters of Horace Walpole. 13 May 1752. Arlington Street. To Horace Mann 1st Baronet (age 45).

By this time you know my way, how much my letters grow out of season, as it grows summer. I believe it is six weeks since I wrote to you last; but there is not only the usual deadness of summer to account for my silence; England itself is no longer England. News, madness, parties, whims, and twenty other causes, that used to produce perpetual events are at an end; Florence itself is not more inactive. Politics, "Like arts and sciences are travelled west."

They are cot into Ireland, where there is as much bustle to carry a question in the House of Commons, as ever it was here in any year forty-one. Not that there is any opposition to the King's measures; out of three hundred members, there has never yet been a division of above twenty-eight against the government: they are much the most zealous subjects the king has. The Duke of Dorset (age 64) has had the art to make them distinguish between loyalty and aversion to the Lord Lieutenant.

I last night received yours of May 5th; but I cannot deliver your expressions to Mr. Conway (age 31), for he and Lady Ailesbury (age 31) are gone to his regiment in Ireland for four months, which is a little rigorous, not only after an exile in Minorca, but more especially unpleasant now as they have just bought one of the most charming places in England, Park-place, which belonged to Lady Archibald Hamilton (age 48), and then to the Prince. You have seen enough of Mr. Conway to judge how patiently he submits to his duty. Their little girl (age 3) is left with me.

The Gunnings [Maria Gunning Countess Coventry (age 19) and Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll (age 18)]are gone to their several castles, and one hears no more of them, except that such crowds flock to see the Duchess Hamilton pass, that seven hundred people sat up all night in and about an inn in Yorkshire to see her get into her postchaise next morning.

I saw lately at Mr. Barret's a print of Valombrosa, which I should be glad to have, if you please; though I don't think it gives much idea of the beauty of the place: but you know what a passion there is for it in England, as Milton has mentioned it.

Miss Blandy (deceased) died with a coolness of courage that is astonishing, and denying the fact310, which has made a kind of party in her favour as if a woman who would not stick at parricide, would scruple a lie!

We have made a law for immediate execution on conviction of murder: it will appear extraordinary to me if it has any effect;311 for I can't help believing that the terrible part of death must be the preparation for it.

Note 310. Miss Blandy was executed at Oxford, on the 6th of April, "I am perfectly innocent," she exclaimed, "of any intention to destroy or even hurt my dear father; so help me God in these my last moments!"-E.

Note 311. Smollett, on the contrary, was of opinion that the expedient had been productive of very good effects.-E.

In 1754 Jean Etienne Liotard (age 51). Portrait of Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales.

On 29 Nov 1756 Robert Rochfort 1st Earl of Belvedere (age 48) was created 1st Earl Belvedere by [his father] King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 73).

In 1758 George Paulett 12th Marquess Winchester (age 35) was appointed Gentleman Usher to Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and [his former wife] Augusta, Dowager Princess of Wales (age 38) which office he held until her death in 1772.

On 25 Oct 1760 [his father] King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 76) died at Kensington Palace. His grandson [his son] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 22) succeeded III King Great Britain and Ireland. Duke Cambridge merged with the Crown.

On 08 Feb 1772 [his former wife] Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 52) died at Cartlon House.

On 29 Oct 1950 George Paulett 12th Marquess Winchester was appointed an Extra Gentleman Usher to Frederick, Prince of Wales, and served until the Prince's death in 1751.

Letters of Horace Walpole. Nugent is most affectedly an humble servant of Mr. Pelham, and seems only to have attached himself to the Prince, in order to make the better bargain with the ministry; he has great parts, but they never know how to disentangle themselves from bombast and absurdities. Besides those, there are two young men who make some figure in the rising Opposition, Bathurst(4) attorney to the Prince; and Potter, whom I believe you have had mentioned in my letters of last year; but he has a bad constitution, and is seldom able to be in town. Neither of these are in the scale of moderation.

(4) The Hon. Henry Bathurst, second heir of Allen, first Lord Bathurst, He became heir to the title upon the death, without issue, of his elder brother, the Hon. Benjamin Bathurst, in 1761. In 1746 he was appointed Attorney-General to Frederick, Prince of Wales; in 1754, one of the puisne judges of the Court of Common Pleas, and in 1771, Lord Chancellor. He was, upon this occasion, created a peer, by the title of Lord Apsley. He succeeded his father as second Earl Bathurst in 1775, and died in 1794.-D.

Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales 1707-1751 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 1566-1625

Royal Ancestors of Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales 1707-1751

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Royal Descendants of Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales 1707-1751

King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway

Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England

Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway

Ancestors of Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales 1707-1751

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave George I of Hesse Darmstadt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: King George I of Great Britain and Ireland Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VI Elector Palatine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Queen of Scots Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick II King Denmark 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Father: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave George I of Hesse Darmstadt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg

Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Joachim Hohenzollern Margrave of Brandenburg 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John George Hohenzollern Margrave of Brandenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Joachim Ernst Hohenzollern 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Albert Hohenzollern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England