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He was made Viscount FitzClarence and Baron Tewkesbury in the county of Gloucester at the same time. The viscountcy was used as a courtesy title by the heir apparent to the earldom. The titles were created with remainder to his brothers Frederick , Adolphus and Augustus .
He was created Earl of Munster, Viscount FitzClarence and Baron Tewkesbury on 4 June 1831, and made a Privy Councillor in 1833. "Earl of Munster" had been a title held by his father before his accession to the British throne.
- 29 January 1794
- 20 March 1842 (aged 48), London, England
- Peer, soldier
- William IV
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He was created 1st Earl of Munster, 1st Viscount FitzClarence and 1st Baron Tewkesbury on 4 June 1831. Earl of Munster had been a title held by his father prior to his accession to the throne.
Battle of Tewkesbury. / 51.98639°N 2.16139°W / 51.98639; -2.16139. The Battle of Tewkesbury, which took place on 4 May 1471, was one of the most decisive battles of the Wars of the Roses in England. King Edward IV and his forces loyal to the House of York completely defeated those of the rival House of Lancaster.
- 4 May 1471
- Yorkist victory
Part 2: George Fitzclarence, Earl of Munster and Baron Tewkesbury. With the death of Henry, Lord Capel, in 1696 the Barony of Tewkesbury, created for him in 1692, became extinct. It remained so, however, for only ten years, being resurrected by Queen Anne in 1706.
Jan 16, 2001 · born March 21, 1926, died January 2001. THE death of the seventh Earl of Munster (Viscount FitzClarence and Baron Tewkesbury) brings to an end the short-lived house of FitzClarence, a...
In 1830, he was elevated to the peerage, under the title of Earl of Munster. Viscount Fitzclarence, and Baron Tewkesbury, in the peerage of the United Kingdom; with special remainder, in default of male issue, to his three brothers, primogeniturely, and their male descendants.
