Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany

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Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany was a British royal prince and military commander, the second son of King George III and long-serving Commander-in-Chief of the British Army during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British prince
Duke of York and Albany
human
military commander
allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
birthDate 1763-08-16
birthPlace St James's Palace, London
branchOfService British Army
burialPlace St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1827-01-05
deathPlace Rutland House, London
education University of Göttingen
father George III of the United Kingdom
fullName Prince Frederick Augustus
givenName Augustus
Frederick
hadChildren no
heirPresumptivePeriod 1820-1827
heirPresumptiveTo British throne
languageSpoken English
German
marriageDate 1791-09-29
marriagePlace Charlottenburg, Prussia
linked to: Charlottenburg
memberOf British royal family
militaryRank Field Marshal
mother Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
linked to: Queen Charlotte
nobleTitle Duke of York and Albany
Earl of Ulster
notableFor long-serving Commander-in-Chief of the British Army
reforms of the British Army
participatedIn Flanders Campaign
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars (as Commander-in-Chief)
linked to: Napoleonic Wars
portrayedIn nursery rhyme "The Grand Old Duke of York"
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of the Forces
linked to: Commander-in-Chief

Field Marshal (British Army)
Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück
religion Church of England
royalHouse House of Hanover
sibling George IV of the United Kingdom
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Princess Charlotte, Princess Royal
William IV of the United Kingdom
linked to: William IV
spouse Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia
tenureEnd 1809 (Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, first term)
1827 (Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, second term)
tenureStart 1795 (Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, first term)
1811 (Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, second term)

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Sophia of the Palatinate child Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
subject linked to: Electress of Hanover
Charlotte, Princess Royal sibling Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz child Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh sibling Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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Prince Octavius of Great Britain sibling Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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Prince Alfred of Great Britain sibling Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands commander Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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Captain-General of the Forces officeHolder Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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Western Front of the War of the First Coalition commandedBy Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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Lancaster House originalClient Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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York County, Ontario namedAfter Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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Octavius sibling Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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Flanders Campaign commandedBy Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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Battle of Tourcoing commander Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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York, Upper Canada namedAfter Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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Battle of Hondschoote commander Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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Stafford House commissionedBy Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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Stafford House originallyBuiltFor Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence sibling Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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Prince Edward Augustus sibling Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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Battle of Bergen (1799) commander Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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Battle of Alkmaar (1799) commander Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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Queen Charlotte child Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
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