FitzClarence was commissioned as an officer in the British Army in 1814.[1] While a captain in the Coldstream Guards, FitzClarence commanded a small detachment of Guards to act in support of the police with the arrest of the Cato Street conspirators in 1820.[1] The arrest was not straightforward, and a scuffle ensued.[2]
Frederick FitzClarence gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot.[1] On 24 May 1831, he was granted the rank of a marquess' younger son by his father, William IV, upon the latter's ascension to the throne.[1] 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,[3] and then Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay Army in 1852.[4] He died in office in October 1854.[1]
The coat of arms of Lord Frederick FitzClarence were the royal arms of King William IV (without the escutcheon of the Arch Treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire and without the Crown of Hanover) debruised by a baton sinister (azure(?)) charged with two anchors (or(?)).[5]
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On 19 May 1821, he married Lady Augusta Boyle (d. 28 July 1876), the eldest daughter of the 4th Earl of Glasgow. They had two children:
Augusta Georgiana Frederica FitzClarence (December 1823 – 18 September 1855)
^Compare with arms of his elder brother the 1st Earl of Munster, as given in Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.813, only the charges on the baton sinister differ, for heraldic difference
lord, frederick, fitzclarence, lieutenant, general, december, 1799, october, 1854, british, army, officer, third, illegitimate, king, william, mistress, dorothea, jordan, gchborn9, december, 1799died30, october, 1854, 1854, aged, allegianceunited, kingdomservi. Lieutenant General Lord Frederick FitzClarence GCH 9 December 1799 30 October 1854 was a British Army officer and the third illegitimate son of King William IV by his mistress Dorothea Jordan Lord Frederick FitzClarenceGCHLord Frederick FitzClarenceBorn9 December 1799Died30 October 1854 1854 10 30 aged 54 AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchBritish ArmyYears of service1814 1854RankLieutenant GeneralCommands heldBombay ArmyAwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic OrderSpouse s Lady Augusta BoyleChildrenAugusta FitzClarenceWilliam FitzClarenceRelationsWilliam IV father Dorothea Jordan mother Contents 1 Military career 2 Coat of arms 3 Family 4 Ancestry 5 ReferencesMilitary career editFitzClarence was commissioned as an officer in the British Army in 1814 1 While a captain in the Coldstream Guards FitzClarence commanded a small detachment of Guards to act in support of the police with the arrest of the Cato Street conspirators in 1820 1 The arrest was not straightforward and a scuffle ensued 2 Frederick FitzClarence gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the 36th Herefordshire Regiment of Foot 1 On 24 May 1831 he was granted the rank of a marquess younger son by his father William IV upon the latter s ascension to the throne 1 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 3 and then Commander in Chief of the Bombay Army in 1852 4 He died in office in October 1854 1 Coat of arms edit nbsp Bookplate showing the coat of arms of Lord Frederick FitzClarence inscribed This belonged to my Father when Duke of Clarence and was left to me by the Will of Queen Adelaide The coat of arms of Lord Frederick FitzClarence were the royal arms of King William IV without the escutcheon of the Arch Treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire and without the Crown of Hanover debruised by a baton sinister azure charged with two anchors or 5 Family editOn 19 May 1821 he married Lady Augusta Boyle d 28 July 1876 the eldest daughter of the 4th Earl of Glasgow They had two children Augusta Georgiana Frederica FitzClarence December 1823 18 September 1855 William FitzClarence b amp d 1827 Ancestry editAncestors of Lord Frederick FitzClarence16 George II of Great Britain8 Frederick Prince of Wales17 Caroline of Brandenburg Ansbach4 George III of the United Kingdom18 Frederick II Duke of Saxe Gotha Altenburg9 Princess Augusta of Saxe Gotha19 Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt Zerbst2 William IV of the United Kingdom20 Adolf Frederick II Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz10 Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg21 Princess Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg Sondershausen5 Charlotte of Mecklenburg Strelitz22 Ernest Frederick I Duke of Saxe Hildburghausen11 Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe Hildburghausen23 Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach Erbach1 Lord Frederick FitzClarence24 James Bland12 Nathaniel Bland25 Lucy Brewster6 Francis Bland13 Elizabeth Heaton3 Dorothy Jordan7 Grace PhillipsReferences edit a b c d e Lord Frederick FitzClarence obituary The Gentleman s Magazine 1855 p 304 Morning Chronicle Thursday 24 February 1820 as replicated on A Web of English History Final resting place for two horses The News Portsmouth 21 April 2013 Archived from the original on 8 December 2015 Retrieved 4 December 2014 The India List and India Office List Compare with arms of his elder brother the 1st Earl of Munster as given in Debrett s Peerage 1968 p 813 only the charges on the baton sinister differ for heraldic difference Military offices Preceded bySir Hercules Pakenham GOC South West District1847 1851 Succeeded bySir George D Aguilar Preceded bySir John Grey C in C Bombay Army1852 1854 Succeeded bySir Henry Somerset Preceded bySir Roger Hale Sheaffe Bt Colonel of the 36th Herefordshire Regiment of Foot1851 1854 Succeeded byWilliam Henry Scott Masonic offices Preceded byThe Earl of Rothes Grand Master of theGrand Lodge of Scotland1841 1843 Succeeded byLord Glenlyon Honorary titles Preceded byThe Earl of Munster Lieutenant of the Tower of London1833 Succeeded byJohn Sulivan Wood Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lord Frederick FitzClarence amp oldid 1192282249, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
