Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Prince of Great Britain; father of Queen Victoria (1767-1820)
Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn was the fourth son of George III of the United Kingdom. He married in 1818 to Princess Victoria Duchess of Kent. He had one daughter, later Queen Victoria. He died when his daughter was six months old in 1819.
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Duke of Kent and Strathearn | |||||
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Born | Buckingham Palace, London | 2 November 1767||||
Died | 23 January 1820 Woodbrook Cottage, Sidmouth, Devon | (aged 52)||||
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Spouse | Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | ||||
Issue | Victoria of the United Kingdom | ||||
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House | House of Hanover | ||||
Father | George III of the United Kingdom | ||||
Mother | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |