Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of York (
14 March,
1739 –
17 September,
1767) was the younger brother of
George III of the United Kingdom, the second son of
Frederick, Prince of Wales and
Augusta of Saxe-Gotha.
He was created
Duke of York and Albany and
Earl of Ulster by his paternal grandfather
George II in
1760.
Between the death of his paternal grandfather on
25 October,
1760 and the birth of
George, Prince of Wales on
12 August,
1762, he was
Heir Presumptive to the British throne.
In the late summer of
1767, on his way to
Genoa, Edward Augustus fell ill and had to be landed in the harbour of
Monaco. Despite the care and attention he was given, he died in the Palace of
Honoré III, Prince of Monaco on
17 September and is interred in
Westminster Abbey.
Titles
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1739-1760:
His Royal Highness Prince Edward Augustus of Wales
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1760-1767:
His Royal Highness The Duke of York and Albany
