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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.
House. House of Hanover. Father. George III. Mother. Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. 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."
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. He became ill, and died just a few days later. Queen Charlotte wrote to a friend: in less than eight and forty hours was my son Octavius, in perfect health, sick and struck with ...
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, 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. Prince Octavius is welcomed into ...
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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 ...
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. Several days later, he became ill.
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