Sir Augustus d'Este

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Sir Augustus d'Este was an illegitimate grandson of King George III of the United Kingdom, known for his long legal battle over the validity of his parents’ marriage and his resulting claim to royal titles.

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Sir Augustus d'Este canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British nobleman ⓘ
human ⓘ
illegitimate royal descendant ⓘ
burialPlace Kensal Green Cemetery ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1794-01-13 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1848-12-28 ⓘ
deathCause complications associated with multiple sclerosis ⓘ
era Georgian era ⓘ
early Victorian era ⓘ
ethnicGroup British ⓘ
familyName d'Este ⓘ
linked to: d’Este
father Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex ⓘ
fatherTitle Duke of Sussex ⓘ
givenName Augustus ⓘ
grandfather King George III ⓘ
hasDisability multiple sclerosis ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
knownFor prolonged litigation regarding royal succession and titles ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
legalClaimBasis secret marriage of his parents in Rome and London ⓘ
legalIssue Royal Marriages Act 1772 ⓘ
legalProceeding case before the House of Lords on his legitimacy ⓘ
legitimacyStatus considered illegitimate in British law ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
mother Lady Augusta Murray ⓘ
motherTitle Lady ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Hanover ⓘ
notableFor claim to royal titles and succession rights ⓘ
early well-documented case of multiple sclerosis ⓘ
legal battle over the validity of his parents' marriage ⓘ
occupation army officer ⓘ
parentsMarriageLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Rome ⓘ
parentsMarriageStatus declared invalid under the Royal Marriages Act 1772 ⓘ
paternalGrandfather King George III ⓘ
paternalGrandmother Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ⓘ
linked to: Queen Charlotte
placeOfBirth London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
positionOnRoyalMarriagesAct argued that his parents' marriage was valid despite the Act ⓘ
religion Church of England ⓘ
residence London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Ellen Augusta d'Este ⓘ
linked to: Augusta Emma d'Este
titleClaim Prince of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Royal Highness ⓘ
titleClaimOutcome unsuccessful ⓘ

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Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex → child → Sir Augustus d'Este ⓘ