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Frederick, Duke of York 1763-1827

 

Frederick, Duke of York 1763-1827

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Frederick, Duke of York

Detail from the portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, who lived 1723-1792. Oil on canvas, 1788.

The Royal Collection


In full, he was Frederick Augustus, the Duke of York and Albany.

 

Frederick's Family and Roots

Frederick's father was King George III of Great Britain.

Frederick's elder brother was King George IV.

See also Governments of Britain.

 

The title Duke of York was customarily given to the second son of the king. As such, Frederick became Duke of York on November 27, 1784.

His was to be a military career.

In 1791, Frederick married the princess Frederica of Prussia (German in full: Friederike Charlotte Ulrike Katharina von Preußen.)

 

The French Revolutionary Wars

Frederick fought in the French Revolutionary Wars, and it went down as follows:

In 1793, Frederick was appointed commander of the British-Hessian-Hanoverian army in the Netherlands.

He took his men and part of Coburg's Austrian army, and was successful with his Siege of Valenciennes.

Frederick's next idea was the Siege of Dunkirchen, which turned out to be a bad one. His army had to retreat.

 

Frederick was fodder for the gossip columns in 1809, when his mistress got out of hand and accepted bribes in his name.

 

 

 

 

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