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Prince Octavius of Great Britain (23 February 1779 – 3 May 1783) 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.
Prince Octavius (1779-1783) c. 1783. Watercolour on ivory | 4.2 x 3.4 cm (sight) (sight) | RCIN 421090. ©. Description. Octavius was the 13th child and eighth son of King George III and Queen Charlotte. Six months after the death of his brother Prince Alfred after a smallpox inoculation, Octavius was also inoculated with the virus.
Oct 4, 2016 · Learn about the life and death of Prince Octavius, the eighth son of King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Find out how he was inoculated against smallpox, who his godparents and siblings were, and why he was not buried with his family.
Prince Octavius (23 February 1779 - 3 May 1783) was the eighth son of the British king George III and his queen, Charlotte. He died at the age of four. His father King George once said "There will be no heaven for me if Octavius is not there." [source?] Categories: 1779 births. 1783 deaths. British royalty.
- 3 May 1783 (aged 4), Kew Palace, London
- House of Hanover
Jun 15, 2012 · 15 Jun. Written By Rachel Knowles. Prince Octavius by T Gainsborough (1782) 1. Profile. Prince Octavius (23 February 1779 - 3 May 1783) was the beloved 13th child and 8th son of George III and Queen Charlotte who died in infancy. “The finest boy of the royal offspring”
Prince Octavius (1779-83) c. 1782. Oil on canvas | 128.3 x 101.6 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 401410. ©. Description. West’s arrival in England from Italy in 1763 occurred at a time when artists were seeking to create a distinguished national school of history painting.
Prince Octavius, the thirteenth child of George III and Queen Charlotte, died in 1783, a year after his younger brother’s death. The King and Queen commissioned Benjamin West to commemorate the deaths of their youngest two sons in this painting which hung in the King’s Dressing-Room at Buckingham Palace.
