Prince Frederick of Great Britain

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]

## Ancestors

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Ancestors of Prince Frederick of Great Britain[5]

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| 4\. George II of Great Britain|

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| 9\. Duchess Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Celle

| 2\. Frederick, Prince of Wales|

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| 10\. John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

| 5\. Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach|

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| 11\. Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach

| 1\. Prince Frederick William of Great Britain|
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| 12\. Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

| 6\. Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg|

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| 13\. Princess Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels

| 3\. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha|

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| 14\. Charles, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

| 7\. Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst|

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| 15\. Princess Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels

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## References

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1. ^ Robert Huish (1821). The public and private life of His late...Majesty, George the Third: embracing its most memorable incidents. Printed for T. Kelly. pp. 46.
2. ^ Arthur Collins (1756). Peerage of England. p. 31.
3. ^ Gentleman's and Citizen's Almanack. 1772. p. 40.
4. ^ Marks of Cadency in the British Royal Family
5. ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 4.

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The generations indicate descent from George I, who formalised the use of the titles prince and princess for members of the British royal family.

1st generation|

* King George II

2nd generation|

* Frederick, Prince of Wales
* Prince George William
* Prince William, Duke of Cumberland

3rd generation|

* King George III
* Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany
* Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
* Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
* Prince Frederick

4th generation|

* King George IV
* Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
* King William IV
* Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
* King Ernest Augustus of Hanover
* Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
* Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
* Prince Octavius
* Prince Alfred
* 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.
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