Prince Edward Augustus, Duke Of Kent
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, (Edward Augustus; 2 November 1767 – 23 January 1820) was the fourth son and fifth child of King George III. His only legitimate child became Queen Victoria. Prince Edward was created Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Earl of Dublin on 23 April 1799''Whitehall, 23 April 1799.''The King has been pleased to grant to His Most Dearly-Beloved Son Prince Edward, and to the Heirs Male of His Royal Highness's Body lawfully begotten, the Dignities of Duke of the Kingdom of Great Britain, and of Earl of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Names, Styles, and Titles of Duke of Kent, and of Strathern, in the Kingdom of Great Britain, and of Earl of Dublin, in the Kingdom of Ireland. and, a few weeks later, appointed a General and Commander-in-Chief, North America#Commanders-in-Chief, Maritime provinces 1783–1875, commander-in-chief of British forces in the Maritime Provinces of North America. On 23 March 1802, he was appointed Governor of Gibraltar and ...
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Duke Of Kent And Strathearn
Duke of Kent and Strathearn is a title that was created once in the Peerage of Great Britain. History Several Earl of Kent, Earls of Kent had previously been created in the Peerage of England. Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent, Henry Grey, 12th Earl of Kent was created Duke of Kent in 1710, but the title became extinct upon his death in 1740. On 23 April 1799, the double dukedom of Kent and Strathearn was given, along with the Earl of Dublin, Earldom of Dublin, to George III of the United Kingdom, King George III's fourth son, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Prince Edward Augustus. After the Act of Union 1707, Union of Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain, the Hanoverian kings liked to grant double titles (one from one Countries of the United Kingdom, constituent country, one from another) to emphasise unity. Edward had only one legitimate child, a daughter, Princess Alexandrina Victoria (the future Queen Victoria). Upon Edward's death in 1820, the dukedom of Kent and ...
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