Prince Frederick Hanover Duke of York 1763-1827

On 8th September 1761 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 23] and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 17] were married at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She by marriage Queen Consort England. He the son of [his grandfather] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and [his grandmother] Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 41]. They were third cousins. He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 16th August 1763 Prince Frederick Hanover Duke of York was born to King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 25] and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 19].

In 1771 Prince Frederick Hanover Duke of York [aged 7] was appointed 591st Knight of the Garter by [his father] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 32].

On 15th December 1785 King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 23] and Maria Anne Smythe aka "Mrs Fitzherbert" [aged 29] were married secretly in the drawing room of her house in Park Street, London; her third marriage, his first. The marriage was invalid under English civil law because his father had not given his consent. Her uncle Henry Errington and her brother John Smythe were witnesses. The ceremony was performed by one of the prince's Chaplains in Ordinary, the Reverend Robert Burt, whose debts of £500 were paid by the prince to release him from Fleet Prison [Map] to preside at the ceremony.. He the son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 47] and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 41].

On 29th September 1791 Prince Frederick Hanover Duke of York [aged 28] and Frederica Charlotte Hohenzollern [aged 24] were married at Charlottenburg, Berlin. She the daughter of Frederick William II King Prussia [aged 47] and Crown Princess Elisabeth Christine of Prussia [aged 44]. He the son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 53] and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 47]. They were third cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 23rd November 1791 Prince Frederick Hanover Duke of York [aged 28] and [his wife] Frederica Charlotte Hohenzollern [aged 24] were married at Buckingham Palace [Map].

On 4th April 1793 Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 20] and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 25] were married at Rome, Italy [Map] in secret contrary to the Royal Marriages Act which required him to seek permission before marrying. She the daughter of John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore [aged 63] and Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore [aged 63]. He the son of [his father] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 54] and [his mother] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 48].

On 24th December 1793 Frederick William III King Prussia [aged 23] and Queen Louise of Prussia [aged 17] were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] Frederick William II King Prussia [aged 49] and Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia [aged 42]. They were half second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

In August 1794 Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 21] and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 26] marriage annulled by the Court of Arches which deemed the marriage contrary to the Royal Marriages Act. The couple continued to live together until 1801 when they separated. She received a grant of £4000 each year and custody of their children.

On 8th April 1795 King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 32] and Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [aged 26] were married at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. He the son of [his father] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 56] and [his mother] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 50]. They were first cousins. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 16th November 1797 Frederick William II King Prussia [aged 53] died. His son Frederick [aged 27] succeeded II King Prussia.

On 24th April 1799 Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn [aged 31] was created 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn.

In 1801 [his brother] Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge [aged 26] was created 1st Duke Cambridge.

On 24th November 1801 Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 28] was created 1st Duke Sussex. Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 33] by marriage Duchess Sussex.

In 1815 Ernest Augustus King Hanover [aged 43] and Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [aged 36] were married. She by marriage Duchess Cumberland and Teviotdale. He the son of [his father] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 76] and [his mother] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 70]. They were first cousins.

On 22nd July 1816 William Frederick Hanover 2nd Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 40] and [his sister] Mary Hanover Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 40] were married at St James's Palace [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh. She the daughter of [his father] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 78] and [his mother] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 72]. He the son of [his uncle] William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh. They were first cousins. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 29th May 1818 Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn [aged 50] and Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn [aged 31] were married at Ehrenburg Palace. She by marriage Duchess Kent and Strathearn. She the daughter of Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha and Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha [aged 61]. He the son of [his father] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 79] and [his mother] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 74]. They were third cousin once removed.

On 1st June 1818 [his brother] Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge [aged 44] and Princess Augusta Hesse-Kassel Duchess Cambridge [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Duchess Cambridge. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of [his father] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 79] and [his mother] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 74]. They were second cousins. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 11th July 1818 King William IV of the United Kingdom [aged 52] and Queen Adelaide of England [aged 25] were married at Kew, Surrey. She by marriage Duchess Clarence and St Andrews. The difference in their ages was 26 years. He the son of [his father] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 80].

On 17th November 1818 Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 74] died.

In 1820 [his wife] Frederica Charlotte Hohenzollern [aged 53] died.

On 23rd January 1820 Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn [aged 52] died at Woolbrook Cottage Sidmouth, Devon.

1825. Henry Wyatt [aged 30]. Portrait of Prince Frederick Hanover Duke of York [aged 61].

1827. James Lonsdale [aged 49]. Portrait of Prince Frederick Hanover Duke of York [aged 63].

On 5th January 1827 Prince Frederick Hanover Duke of York [aged 63] died.

Monument to Prince Frederick Hanover Duke of York. Sculpted by Thomas Campbell and unveiled in 1836.

The inscription on the front (south) face reads "Field Marshal his Royal Highness Frederick Duke of York and Albany, K.G. Commander in Chief of the British Army, MDCCCXXVII". On the rear (north) an inscription simply states "Erected MDCCCXXXVI".