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Lord Augustus FitzClarence (1 March 1805 – 14 June 1854), was the youngest illegitimate son of William IV of the United Kingdom and his long-time mistress Dorothea Jordan. Like his siblings, he had little contact with his mother after his parents separated in 1811.
There is little outward evidence of the most flamboyant and engaging of Mapledurham characters, who lives buried in a discreet and unassuming grave on the south side of the church: Lord Augustus Fitzclarence, natural son of William IV by Mrs Jordan, and Vicar of Mapledurham from 1829 until his death in 1854.
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Lord Augustus FitzClarence (1 March 1805 - 14 June 1854) Lord Augustus FitzClarence was the youngest illegitimate son of William IV's liaison with Dorothea Jordan. In 1829 Augustus was appointed a Chaplain of his father and later that year he was presented with the vicar of Mapledurham in Oxfordshire.
May 22, 2023 · Lord Augustus FitzClarence (1 March 1805 – 14 June 1854), was the youngest illegitimate son of William IV of the United Kingdom and his long-time mistress Dorothea Jordan. Like his siblings, he had little contact with his mother after his parents separated in 1811.
- Sarah Elizabeth Catherine Fitzclarence
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- June 14, 1854 (49)
- March 1, 1805
Sep 26, 2022 · Rev. Lord Augustus FitzClarence. Born 1 Mar 1805 in London, England. Ancestors. Son of William Henry (Hannover) Hanover and Dorothea (Bland) Jordan.
- March 1, 1805
- June 14, 1854
Mary FitzClarence (posthumously, September 1854 – 14 March 1858), died in infancy. Lord Augustus FitzClarence, was the youngest illegitimate son of William IV of the United Kingdom and his long-time mistress Dorothea Jordan.
One of the most famous vicars of Mapledurham was Lord Augustus FitzClarence, the illegitimate son of William IV and his mistress, Dorothea Jordan. It is rumoured that the resident vicar was made Bishop of Chester so that the post of vicar at Mapledurham could be filled by Lord Augustus!
