House Hanover | Name Prince of | |
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Born May 13, 1750
Leicester House, Westminster, England ( 1750-05-13 ) Died December 29, 1765(1765-12-29) (aged 15)
Leicester House, Westminster, England Burial Westminster Abbey, London Father Frederick, Prince of Wales Mother Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha | ||
Prince Frederick (Frederick William; 13 May 1750 – 29 December 1765), was a member of the British Royal Family, a grandchild of George II and the youngest brother of George III.
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Life
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 four days later, 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.
The young prince died on 29 December 1765, at Leicester House.
Legacy
Fort Frederick, in Kingston, Ontario, a fortification consisting mostly of earthworks (engineering), with a northern wall of stone masonry, is named after him. Fort Frederick contains one of the Martello Towers which houses the Royal Military College of Canada museum.
Titles and styles
Arms
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.