George FitzClarence, 1. Earl of Munster

George FitzClarence, 1. Earl of Munster
Richard Austin Artlett: George FitzClarence, 1. Earl of Munster, 1839

George Augustus Frederick Fitz-Clarence, 1. Earl of Munster (* 29. Januar 1794 in London; † 20. März 1842 ebenda) war britischer Generalmajor der 36. (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot.

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Frederick war der illegitime Sohn des Herzog von Clarence und späteren König Wilhelm IV. (1765–1837) und seiner langjährigen Mätresse und Schauspielerin Dorothea Jordan (1761–1816). Die Kinder aus der Liaison bekamen den Familiennamen FitzClarence. Frederick bekam für seinen Stand entsprechend eine gute Ausbildung und studierte an der Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Sandhurst in Berkshire.

Am 18. Oktober 1819 heiratete Frederick FitzClarence in London Maria Wyndham (1800–1842), illegitime Tochter von George O'Brien Wyndham, 3. Earl of Egremont, und seiner Mätresse und späteren Ehefrau Elizabeth Ilive. Aus der gemeinsamen Verbindung gingen sieben Kinder hervor:

  • Adelaide Georgiana (1820–1883)
  • Augusta Margaret (1822–1846) ∞ 1844 Baron Philip Knut de Bonde
  • William George (1824–1901), 2. Earl of Munster ∞ 1855 Lady Wilhelmina Kennedy-Erskine
  • Frederick Charles George (1826–1878) ∞ 1856 Lady Adelaide Augusta Willhelmina Sydney
  • Mary Gertrude (1832–1834)
  • George (1836–1894) ∞ 1864 Lady Maria Henrietta Scott
  • Edward (1837–1855), gefallen im Krimkrieg

Auszeichnungen

  • 1831–1842 1. Baron Tewkesbury
  • 1831–1842 1 Viscount FitzClarence
  • 1831–1842 1. Earl of Munster
  • 1833 Privy Council (PC)
  • 1833 Guelphen-Orden, Knight Grand Cross (GCH)
  • 1833–1842 Constable of Windsor Castle
  • 1837–1841 Königlicher Berater seiner Cousine, Königin Victoria

Literatur

  • Charles Mosley: Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, Genealogical Books Ltd (1999)
  • Alison Weir: Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy, London, The Bodley Head (1999)

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