Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn

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Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn was a British prince and military officer best known as the father of Queen Victoria and the fourth son of King George III.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British prince
duke
member of the House of Hanover
military officer
son of a monarch
baptismDate 1767-11-30
birthDate 1767-11-02
birthPlace Buckingham House, London
linked to: Buckingham House
burialPlace St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
causeOfDeath pneumonia
child Queen Victoria
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1820-01-23
deathPlace Sidmouth, Devon, England
education University of Göttingen
father George III of the United Kingdom
fullName Prince Edward Augustus
honor Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight of the Garter
Knight of the Thistle
languageSpoken English
German
memberOfRoyalHouse House of Hanover
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Field Marshal
General
monarchDuringLife George III of the United Kingdom
George IV of the United Kingdom
mother Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
nobleTitleCreationDate 1799-04-23
notableFor being the father of Queen Victoria
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of British forces in North America
Governor of Gibraltar
religion Church of England
residence Amherstburg, Upper Canada (during service in North America)
Kensington Palace
servedIn French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
Seven Years' War (late stages, garrison duty)
sibling Ernest Augustus I of Hanover
George IV of the United Kingdom
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
William IV of the United Kingdom
linked to: William IV
spouse Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
title Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Earl of Dublin

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George III of the United Kingdom child Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Queen Victoria father Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
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Charlotte, Princess Royal sibling Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz child Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Prince Edward County namedAfter Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
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Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh sibling Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
George IV of the United Kingdom sibling Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn title Duke of Kent and Strathearn
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Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover sibling Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex sibling Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
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Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom sibling Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
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Prince Octavius of Great Britain sibling Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
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Prince Alfred of Great Britain sibling Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge sibling Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
William IV sibling Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Victoria, Princess Royal grandfather Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
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Coat of arms of Prince Edward Island lionInChiefSymbolizes Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
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Queen Victoria father Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
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Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld spouse Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
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Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld buriedAlongside Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
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Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom sibling Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Octavius sibling Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Octavius notableRelative Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Earl of Dublin associatedWith Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
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Earl of Dublin titleHolder Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
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Prince Augustus Frederick sibling Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
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Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany sibling Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
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Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence sibling Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
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Prince Edward Augustus title Duke of Kent and Strathearn
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Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg sibling Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Princess Mary of the United Kingdom sibling Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Prince Edward Islands namedAfter Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
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Queen Charlotte child Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn