Augustus FitzGeorge
British Army officer (1847–1933) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Colonel Sir Augustus Charles Frederick FitzGeorge, KCVO, CB (12 June 1847 – 30 October 1933) was a British Army officer and a relative of the British royal family. FitzGeorge was born in 1847 to Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, and his wife Sarah Fairbrother. His parents' marriage contravened the Royal Marriages Act 1772 and not officially recognized, thus FitzGeorge was ineligible to inherit the Dukedom of Cambridge.
Sir Augustus FitzGeorge | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Photograph of FitzGeorge (between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915) | |
| Birth name | Augustus Charles Frederick FitzGeorge |
| Born | (1847-06-12)12 June 1847 London, UK |
| Died | 30 October 1933(1933-10-30) (aged 86) 31 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, London, UK |
| Buried | Kensal Green Cemetery, London |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1864–1900 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 37th Regiment of Foot Rifle Brigade 11th Hussars |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath (1895) Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (1904) |
| Alma mater | Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
| Relations | Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (father) Sarah Fairbrother (mother) George FitzGeorge (brother) Sir Adolphus FitzGeorge (brother) Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (grandfather) Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel (grandmother) King George III (great-grandfather) Queen Mary (first cousin) |
FitzGeorge graduated from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, in 1864, and served as an officer in the British Army until his retirement in 1900. He served as an aide-de-camp, accompanied Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) during his visit to India (1875–1876), and served as private secretary and equerry to his father, who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. In his later years, FitzGeorge served as the chairman of the Cobalt Townsite Silver Mining Company and the Casey Cobalt Mining Company, and as president of the National Health League.