Prince Frederick of Great Britain

For his father, see Frederick, Prince of Wales; for his nephew, see Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

Prince Frederick
File:Frederick William 1754 by Liotard.jpg Frederick aged 4 by Liotard
Born	(1750-05-13)May 13, 1750 Leicester House, Westminster, England
Died	December 29, 1765(1765-12-29) (aged 15) Leicester House, Westminster, England
Burial	Westminster Abbey, London
Full name Frederick William
House	Hanover
Father	Frederick, Prince of Wales
Mother	Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha

Prince Frederick (Frederick William; 13 May 1750 – 29 December 1765), was a member of the British Royal Family, a grandchild of George II and the youngest brother of George III.

Life

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Frederick William as a toddler in 1751, before breeching

Frederick was born, on 13 May 1750, at Leicester House, Westminster, London. His father was Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son of George II and Caroline of Ansbach. His mother was The Princess of Wales (née Augusta of Saxe-Gotha).

He was christened four days later, at the same house, by the Bishop of Oxford, Thomas Secker. His godparents were his brother Prince George, his maternal uncle Prince Wilhelm of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and his sister Princess Augusta.

The young prince died on 29 December 1765, at Leicester House.

Legacy

Fort Frederick, in Kingston, Ontario, a fortification consisting mostly of earthworks (engineering), with a northern wall of stone masonry, is named after him. Fort Frederick contains one of the Martello Towers which houses the Royal Military College of Canada museum.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 13 May 1750 – 29 December 1765: His Royal Highness Prince Frederick

Arms

Frederick was posthumously granted the arms of the kingdom differenced by a label argent of five points, the centre bearing a fleur-de-lys azure, the other points each bearing a rose gules.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Prince Frederick of Great Britain

16. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover               8. George I of Great Britain                       17. Sophia, Princess Palatine of the Rhine               4. George II of Great Britain                             18. George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg               9. Duchess Sophia Dorothea of Celle                       19. Eleonore d'Esmier d'Olbreuse               2. Frederick, Prince of Wales                                   20. Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach               10. John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach                       21. Sophia Margaret of Oettingen-Oettingen               5. Margravine Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach                             22. John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach               11. Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach                       23. Johanetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein               1. Prince Frederick of Great Britain                                         24. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha               12. Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg                       25. Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg               6. Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg                             26. Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels               13. Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels                       27. Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin               3. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha                                   28. John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst               14. Karl, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst                       29. Sophie Augusta, Princess of Holstein-Gottorp               7. Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst                             30. Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (= 26)               15. Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels                       31. Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (= 27)