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Lieutenant-General Lord Frederick FitzClarence

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Lieutenant-General Lord Frederick FitzClarence

Birth
England
Death
30 Oct 1854 (aged 54)
Pune (Poona), Maharashtra, India
Burial
Etal, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England Add to Map
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FitzClarence was a British Army officer as well as being the illegitimate third son of King William IV and his mistress, Dorothea Jordan. He was commissioned as an officer in the British Army in 1814. FitzClarence gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot. In 1831 he was granted the rank of a marquess' younger son. Having been invested as a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order (G.C.H.) that same year, he became Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth and General Officer Commanding South-West District in 1847 and then Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay Army in 1852. He died in office in October 1854.
FitzClarence was a British Army officer as well as being the illegitimate third son of King William IV and his mistress, Dorothea Jordan. He was commissioned as an officer in the British Army in 1814. FitzClarence gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot. In 1831 he was granted the rank of a marquess' younger son. Having been invested as a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order (G.C.H.) that same year, he became Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth and General Officer Commanding South-West District in 1847 and then Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay Army in 1852. He died in office in October 1854.

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  • Created by: Jennifer M.
  • Added: Dec 27, 2017
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186155457/frederick-fitzclarence: accessed ), memorial page for Lieutenant-General Lord Frederick FitzClarence (9 Dec 1799–30 Oct 1854), Find a Grave Memorial ID 186155457, citing St. Mary the Virgin Chapelyard, Etal, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England; Maintained by Jennifer M. (contributor 1009101).