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Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (Frederick Augustus; 16 August 1763 – 5 January 1827) was the second son of George III, King of the United Kingdom and Hanover, and his consort Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. A soldier by profession, from 1764 to 1803 he was Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück in the Holy Roman Empire.
The third and last creation of the Dukedom of York and Albany was for Prince Frederick Augustus, the second son of King George III. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army for many years, and he was the original " grand old Duke of York " in the popular rhyme.
On 29 September 1791 at Charlottenburg Palace, she married Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, the second son of the British King George III and Queen Charlotte. There was a second marriage ceremony at Buckingham House on 23 November. The new Duchess of York received an enthusiastic welcome in London.
Prince Frederick William of Great Britain (13 May 1750 – 29 December 1765) was a grandchild of King George II and the youngest brother of King George III. He was the youngest son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. He died at the young age of 15. He was buried at Westminster Abbey, London.
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, was the commander-in-chief of the British Army during the French Revolutionary Wars and led the reform of the army into a capable modernised force. The Duke is remembered in the children's nursery rhyme "The Grand Old Duke of York". When he died in 1827, the entire British Army, by general consensus ...
FitzClarence was, shortly thereafter, called to Brighton to join his regiment, and Charlotte's gaze fell on Lieutenant Charles Hesse of the Light Dragoons, reputedly the illegitimate son of her uncle, Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany. [33] Hesse and Charlotte had a number of clandestine meetings.
1st Duke of Albany: Prince James 1566–1625 2nd Duke of Albany Later King James VI & I: Dukedom of Albany (3rd creation) merged in the Crown, 1567: Duke of Albany (4th creation), 1604 Duke of York (4th creation), 1605: Henry Frederick 1594–1612 Prince of Wales: Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662: Prince Charles 1600–1649 Duke of Albany, Duke of ...
Duke of York and Albany (3rd creation) and Earl of Ulster (6th Irish creation), 1784: Earl of Inverness (1st creation), and Baron Arklow (1st creation), 1801: King George IV 1762–1830: Prince Frederick 1763–1827 Duke of York and Albany: Prince Edward 1767–1820 Duke of Kent and Strathearn: Prince Augustus Frederick 1773–1843