British prince; fifth son of Frederick, Prince of Wales
For his father, see Frederick, Prince of Wales. For his nephew, see Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany.
Prince Frederick
Frederick aged 4 by Jean-Étienne Liotard
Born
13 May 1750 Leicester House, Westminster, England
Died
29 December 1765 (aged 15) Leicester House, Westminster, England
Burial
4 January 1766
Westminster Abbey, London
Names
Frederick William
House
Hanover
Father
Frederick, Prince of Wales
Mother
Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
Prince Frederick William of Great Britain (13 May 1750 – 29 December 1765) was a grandchild of King George II and the youngest brother of King George III. He was the youngest son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha.
He died at the young age of 15. He was buried at Westminster Abbey, London.
Life
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Frederick William as a toddler in 1751, before breeching
Frederick was born on 13 May 1750, at Leicester House, Westminster, London. His father was Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son of George II and Caroline of Ansbach. His mother was The Princess of Wales (née Augusta of Saxe-Gotha).
He was christened on 17 June of the same year,[1] at the same house, by the Bishop of Oxford, Thomas Secker. His godparents were his brother Prince George, his maternal uncle Prince Wilhelm of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and his sister Princess Augusta.[2]
The young prince died on 29 December 1765, at Leicester House.[3]
Arms
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Frederick was posthumously granted the arms of the kingdom differenced by a label argent of five points, the centre bearing a fleur-de-lys azure, the other points each bearing a rose gules.[4]
Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
5th generation
Prince Albert1
King George V of Hanover
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
6th generation
King Edward VII
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
Prince Ernest Augustus
7th generation
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
King George V
Prince Alexander John of Wales
Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Arthur of Connaught
Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Albany and of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince George William of Hanover
Prince Christian of Hanover
Prince Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick
8th generation
King Edward VIII
King George VI
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Prince George, Duke of Kent
Prince John
Alastair, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover
Prince George William of Hanover
9th generation
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh2
Prince William of Gloucester
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
Prince Michael of Kent
10th generation
King Charles III
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
11th generation
William, Prince of Wales
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
James Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex
12th generation
Prince George of Wales
Prince Louis of Wales
Prince Archie of Sussex
1 Not a British prince by birth, but created Prince Consort. 2 Not a British prince by birth, but created a Prince of the United Kingdom. Princes whose titles were removed and eligible people who do not use the title are shown in italics.
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