Sixth son of King George III, created Duke of Sussex on 24 November 1801 but he had no legitimate issue so the title became extinct on his death. 1840 he gave Queen Victoria in marriage to Prince Albert. An enthusiastic freemason.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, K.C.
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Royal Free Hospital - Sussex wing
The Duke of Sussex had died just 3 years before this plaque was erected. We ...
UCL quad - creation
This quadrangle of University College London, of which the first stone was la...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, K.C.
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Charing Cross Hospital - Agar Street
We love the repeated "etc."s to indicate the Duke's excessively long list of ...
Charing Cross Hospital - moved 1973
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Other Subjects
Princess Royal, Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood, Viscountess Lascelles
Third child and only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. Born York Cottage, Sandringham Estate. Her elder brothers became, in quick succession, Edward VIII and George VI. She married the sixt...
Queen Eleanor of Provence
French noblewoman who married King Henry III and became consort queen, 1236 until his death in 1272. Eleanor was the "my fair lady" in "London Bridge is falling down", since she was apparently re...
King Leopold I of the Belgians
Born in Coburg into the family ruling the German duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (now in Bavaria). Joined the Imperial Russian Army and fought Napoleon. On his defeat Leopold moved to London and marr...
Peter the Great
Born in Moscow as Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov. He was created joint czar with his mentally disabled half-brother Ivan V, in 1682. In 1697 he set off for a tour of Europe, in which he amassed knowledg...
King Henry V
King of England. Born in Monmouth. He ruled from 1413 until his sudden death. Famously remembered for his victory against the French at the Battle of Agincourt.
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