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Prince Octavius of Great Britain. The Prince Octavius (23 February 1779 – 3 May 1783) was the 13th child and 8th son of King George III and his queen consort Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Six months after the death of his brother Prince Alfred, Octavius was inoculated with the smallpox virus. Several days later, he became ill.
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May 3, 2022 · Prince. Octavius. Lived 4 years, 2 months, 10 days. Octavius has the distinction of being the last member of the British royal family to suffer from smallpox. In later years, King George imagined conversations with his two youngest sons. During one of the king's bouts of madness in 1788, George mistook a pillow for Octavius, who by that time ...
May 4, 2023 · Prince Octavius was born on Feb. 23, 1779, and was the queen’s 13th child. The young prince died on May 3, 1783, at the age of 4, after receiving an inoculation against the smallpox virus ...
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.
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. George III was eager to support such a goal and was also a keen supporter of the proposal to found a national academy for the teaching and display of arts: his patronage of West and the foundation of the Royal Academy in 1768 were closely ...
