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and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. He died at the young age of 15. He was buried at Westminister Abbey, London.

Life

Prince Frederick of Great Britain by George Knapton

Frederick was born on 13 May 1750, at Leicester House,

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. His father was

, eldest son of

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and Caroline of Ansbach. His mother was The Princess of Wales (née Augusta of Saxe-Gotha). He was christened on 17 June of the same year, at the same house, by the

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. 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.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

*13 May 1750 – 29 December 1765: ''His Royal Highness'' Prince FrederickIn the ''London Gazette'' for his brothe
George III's wedding
on 8 September 1761 the prince is listed as ''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''.
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Ancestors

References

Princes of Great Britain House of Hanover People from Westminster 1750 births 1765 deaths Burials at Westminster Abbey Children of Frederick, Prince of Wales Royalty and nobility who died as children {{UK-royal-stub