Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

British prince (1763-1827)

Prince Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany, was born on August 16, 1763. He was the second son of George III. He was the heir to the throne from 1820 to his death.

Prince Frederick
Duke of York and Albany
Portrait of the Duke of York, c. 1822
Born(1763-08-16)16 August 1763
St. James's Palace, London
Died5 January 1827(1827-01-05) (aged 63)
Rutland House, London
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1791; died 1820)
Full name
Frederick Augustus
HouseHouse of Hanover
FatherGeorge III
MotherCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Miniature of the Duke of York, ca. 1793.

Ancestors

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Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany's ancestors in three generations
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany Father:
George III of the United Kingdom
Paternal Grandfather:
Frederick, Prince of Wales
Paternal Great-grandfather:
George II of Great Britain
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Caroline of Ansbach
Paternal Grandmother:
Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
Paternal Great-grandfather:
Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst
Mother:
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Maternal Grandfather:
. Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Prince of Mirow
Maternal Great-grandfather:
Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Maternal Grandmother:
Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Maternal Great-grandfather:
Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach