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Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (Edward Augustus; 2 November 1767 – 23 January 1820) was the fourth son and fifth child of King George III and Queen Charlotte. His only child, Victoria, became Queen of the United Kingdom 17 years after his death. Prince Edward was created Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Earl of Dublin on 23 April ...
Dec 4, 2019 · Queen Victoria’s Father: Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent and Strathearn. Born in Buckingham Palace, London, on November 2, 1767, Prince Edward was the fourth son of his parents – George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. As at the time of his birth, Prince Edward was the fourth in line of succession to the English throne.
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick; born 9 October 1935) is a member of the British royal family. The elder son of Prince George, Duke of Kent , and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark , he is a grandson of George V , nephew of Edward VIII and George VI , and first cousin of Elizabeth II .
David Duff, Edward of Kent: the life story of Queen Victoria’s father (London, 1938; repr. 1973). Mollie Gillen, The prince and his lady: the love story of the Duke of Kent and Madame de St. Laurent (Toronto, 1971).
Edward Augustus, duke of Kent and Strathern was the fourth son of King George III of Great Britain, and the father of Queen Victoria. He made his career in the army and saw service at Gibraltar, Canada, and the West Indies, where he was renowned as a severe disciplinarian.
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Sep 26, 2023 · Sep 26, 2023 5:22 PM EDT. Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. (1767-1820.) Edward Augustus. Queen Victoria’s father, Edward Augustus, was King George III (1738-1820) and Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz’s (1744-1818) fourth son and fifth child. He was born on the 2nd November 1767 at Queen's House, now Buckingham Palace, and he was named ...
Nov 25, 2019 · Edward, Duke of Kent had attended his wife’s delivery and so was present at his baby daughter’s birth at Kensington Palace at a quarter past four in the morning on 24 May 1819.
