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Apr 25, 2024 · Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III. Both the Duke of Kent and King George III died in 1820, and Victoria was raised under close supervision by her German-born mother, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
Mentioned in dispatches. Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn was the fourth son of George III of the United Kingdom . Edward Augustus married in 1818 Princess Victoria Duchess of Kent. He had one daughter, who was later Queen Victoria. He died when his daughter was six months old in 1819.
Former seat (s) Coppins. Duke of Kent is a title that has been created several times in the peerages of Great Britain and the United Kingdom, most recently as a royal dukedom for the fourth son of King George V. Since 1942, the title has been held by Prince Edward (born 1935), a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. [1]
Duke of Kent and Strathearn: Wed, 1 July 1767 - Sun, 23 January 1820. Prince, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. Edward Augustus. Lived 52 years, 2 months, 21 days. The first member of the royal family to live in North America for more than a short visit (1791 to 1800) and, in 1794, the first prince to enter the United States (travelling to Boston on ...
Oct 9, 2023 · Prince Edward, now age 88, is related to royals in England, Greece, Denmark, and Russia. While far lesser known than his late first cousin, Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Kent has a royal career ...
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. (1767-1820), Soldier; son of George III; father of Queen Victoria. Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter associated with 17 portraits. Fourth son of George III and father of Queen Victoria. In 1789, he was made colonel of the 7th Royal Fusiliers but abused his position, returning to England from ...
Apr 20, 2024 · One of them, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767–1820) proposed to Victoria and she accepted. The couple were married on 29 May 1818 at Amorbach and on 11 July 1818 at Kew, a joint ceremony at which Edward's brother, the Duke of Clarence, later King William IV, married Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen.
