Prince Frederick William of Wales

:"For his father, see Frederick, Prince of Wales; for his nephew, see Prince Frederick, Duke of York"Infobox British Royalty|royal
name =Prince Frederick
royal house =House of Hanover
titles ="HRH" Prince FrederickIn the "London Gazette" for his brother [http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/ViewPDF.aspx?pdf=10138 George III's wedding] on 8 September 1761 the prince is listed as "His Royal Highness" Prince Frederick]
full name = Frederick William
father =Frederick, Prince of Wales
mother =Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
date of birth =birth date|1750|5|13|df=y
place of birth =Leicester House, London
date of death =death date and age|1765|12|29|1750|5|13|df=y
place of death =Leicester House, London
place of burial =Westminster Abbey, London|

Prince Frederick (Frederick William; 13 May 1750–29 December 1765) was a member of the British Royal Family, a grandchild of George II and youngest brother of George III.

Life

"HRH" Prince Frederick was born, on 13 May 1750, at Leicester House, London. His father was Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son of George II and Caroline of Ansbach. His mother was The Princess of Wales (nèe Augusta of Saxe-Gotha).

The young prince died on 29 December 1765, at Leicester House.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

*13 May 1750–29 December 1765: "His Royal Highness" Prince Frederick

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". [ [http://www.heraldica.org/topics/britain/cadency.htm Marks of Cadency in the British Royal Family] ]

Ancestors

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1= 1. Prince Frederick of Great Britain
2= 2. Frederick, Prince of Wales
3= 3. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
4= 4. George II of Great Britain
5= 5. Margravine Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach
6= 6. Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
7= 7. Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst
8= 8. George I of Great Britain
9= 9. Sophia Dorothea of Celle
10= 10. John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
11= 11. Eleanor Erdmuthe Louise of Saxe-Eisenach
12= 12. Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
13= 13. Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels
14= 14. Charles of Anhalt-Zerbst
15= 15. Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels
16= 16. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover
17= 17. Sophia, Princess Palatine of the Rhine
18= 18. George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
19= 19. Eleonore d'Esmier d'Olbreuse
20= 20. Albert, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
21= 21. Sophia Margaret of Oettingen-Oettingen
22= 22. John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
23= 23. Johanetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein
24= 24. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
25= 25. Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg
26= 26. Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
27= 27. Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
28= 28. John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
29= 29. Sophie Augusta, Princess of Holstein-Gottorp
30= 30. Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (= 26)
31= 31. Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (= 27)

References