Edward Augustus HanoverAge: 521767–1820
- Name
- Edward Augustus Hanover
- Given names
- Edward Augustus
- Surname
- Hanover
- Also known as
- Duke Of Kent
| Birth | 2 November 1767 29 23 Buckingham House, London, England |
| Education | 2 |
| Birth of a sister | 8 November 1768 (Age 12 months) Buckingham House, Westminster, London, England
younger sister -
Augusta Sophia Hanover
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| Birth of a sister | 22 May 1770 (Age 2)
younger sister -
Elizabeth Hanover
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| Australian History | 1770 (Age 2) Note: English Lieutenant James Cook's expedition in HM Bark Endeavour charts the eastern coast, and claims it for the British Crown. Australia dubbed 'terra nullius' i.e., according to the European legal precepts of the era, it was 'owned' by no-one. |
| Birth of a brother | 5 June 1771 (Age 3) Buckingham House, London, England
younger brother -
Ernest Augustus I Hanover King Of Hanover
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| Death of a paternal grandmother | 8 February 1772 (Age 4) Carlton House, London, England
paternal grandmother -
Augusta … Of Saxe-Gotha
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| Birth of a brother | 27 January 1773 (Age 5) Buckingham House, Westminster, London, England
younger brother -
Augustus Frederick Hanover Duke Of Sussex
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| Birth of a brother | 1774 (Age 6)
younger brother -
Duke Adolphus Hanover Of Cambridge
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| Birth of a sister | 25 April 1776 (Age 8) Buckingham House, Westminster, London, England
younger sister -
Mary Hanover
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| Birth of a sister | 2 November 1777 (Age 10) Buckingham House, Westminster, London, England
younger sister -
Sophia Hanover
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| Birth of a brother | 23 February 1779 (Age 11) Buckingham House, Westminster, London, England
younger brother -
Octavius Hanover
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| Birth of a brother | 22 September 1780 (Age 12) Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
younger brother -
Alfred Hanover
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| Death of a brother | 3 May 1783 (Age 15) Kew Palace, Kew, England
younger brother -
Octavius Hanover
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| Birth of a sister | 7 August 1783 (Age 15) Royal Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, England
younger sister -
Amelia Hanover
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| Death of a brother | 20 August 1783 (Age 15) Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
younger brother -
Alfred Hanover
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| Marriage of a brother | George Augustus Frederick Hanover - View family 1785 (Age 17)
elder brother -
George Augustus Frederick Hanover
sister-in-law -
Maria Anne Fitzherbert
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| Australian History | 1788 (Age 20) Note: The British First Fleet, led by Governor Arthur Phillip arrives in New South Wales to found first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney. Colony includes 'all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean' and running westward to the 135th meridian east. This claim included the islands of New Zealand, which were administered as part of New South Wales. Note: British settlement founded at Norfolk Island. |
| Australian History | 1790 (Age 22) Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Australian History | 1792 (Age 24) Note: Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. Note: Governor Philip returns to England, accompanied by his friend Bennelong and a companion who become the first Australian born person to sail to Europe. |
| Marriage of a brother | George Augustus Frederick Hanover - View family 8 April 1795 (Age 27) Chapel Royal, St James Palace, England
elder brother -
George Augustus Frederick Hanover
sister-in-law -
Caroline Amelia … Of BruNew South Walesick
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| Marriage of a sister | Charlotte Augusta Matilda Hanover Princess Royal - View family 18 May 1797 (Age 29) Chapel Royal, St James Palace, England
brother-in-law -
King Frederick I … Of Wurttemberg
elder sister -
Charlotte Augusta Matilda Hanover Princess Royal
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| Australian History | 1797 (Age 29) Note: Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia. |
| Australian History | 1798 (Age 30) Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Australian History | 1803 (Age 35) Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | 1804 (Age 36) Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins. |
| Australian History | 1808 (Age 40) Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Death of a sister | 2 November 1810 (Age 43) Augusta Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, England
younger sister -
Amelia Hanover
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| Marriage of a brother | Ernest Augustus I Hanover King Of Hanover - View family 29 August 1815 (Age 47) Carlton House, London, England
younger brother -
Ernest Augustus I Hanover King Of Hanover
sister-in-law -
Duchess Frederica … Of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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| Australian History | 1817 (Age 49) Note: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River Note: Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney (it became Westpac in 1982). Note: Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name 'Australia' instead of 'New Holland' |
| Marriage of a sister | Elizabeth Hanover - View family 7 April 1818 (Age 50)
brother-in-law -
Frederick VI … Of Hesse-Homburg
younger sister -
Elizabeth Hanover
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| Marriage | Marie Luise Victoria Hanover - View family 11 July 1818 (Age 50) Kew Palace, Kew, England |
| Marriage of a brother | William Henry Hanover - View family 11 July 1818 (Age 50) Kew Palace, Kew, England
elder brother -
William Henry Hanover
sister-in-law -
Princess Adelaide Louisa Theresa …
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| Death of a mother | 17 November 1818 (Age 51) Kew Palace, Kew, England
mother -
Charlotte …
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| Australian History | 1818 (Age 50) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | 24 May 1819 (Age 51) Kensington, Palace, London, England
daughter -
Alexandrina Victoria Hanover
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| Death | 23 January 1820 (Age 52) Sidmouth, Devon, England |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Birth 4 June 1738 37 18 Norfolk-House, St. James Square, London, England Death 29 January 1820 (Age 81) Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
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6 years mother |
Charlotte …
Birth 19 May 1744 Mirow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany Death 17 November 1818 (Age 74) Kew Palace, Kew, England |
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Marriage: yes |
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| #1 elder brother |
Birth 12 August 1762 24 18 London, England Death 26 June 1830 (Age 67) Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England |
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1 year #2 elder brother |
Frederick Hanover Duke Of York
Birth 16 August 1763 25 19 St. James Palace, London, England Death 5 January 1827 (Age 63) Rutland House, Arlington St., London, England |
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2 years #3 elder brother |
Birth 21 August 1765 27 21 Buckingham House, London, England Death 20 June 1837 (Age 71) Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
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13 months #4 elder sister |
Charlotte Augusta Matilda Hanover Princess Royal
Birth 29 September 1766 28 22 Buckingham House, St. James Park, London, England Death 6 October 1828 (Age 62) Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
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13 months #5 himself |
Birth 2 November 1767 29 23 Buckingham House, London, England Death 23 January 1820 (Age 52) Sidmouth, Devon, England |
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1 year #6 younger sister |
Augusta Sophia Hanover
Birth 8 November 1768 30 24 Buckingham House, Westminster, London, England Death 22 September 1840 (Age 71) Clarence House, St. James, London, England |
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18 months #7 younger sister |
Elizabeth Hanover
Birth 22 May 1770 31 26 Death 10 January 1840 (Age 69) Frankfurt, Germany |
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1 year #8 younger brother |
Ernest Augustus I Hanover King Of Hanover
Birth 5 June 1771 33 27 Buckingham House, London, England Death 18 November 1851 (Age 80) Herrenhausen, Hanover, Germany |
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20 months #9 younger brother |
Augustus Frederick Hanover Duke Of Sussex
Birth 27 January 1773 34 28 Buckingham House, Westminster, London, England Death 21 April 1843 (Age 70) Kensington Palace, Kensington, London, England |
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11 months #10 younger brother |
Duke Adolphus Hanover Of Cambridge
Birth 1774 35 29 Death 1850 (Age 76) |
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2 years #11 younger sister |
Mary Hanover
Birth 25 April 1776 37 31 Buckingham House, Westminster, London, England Death 30 April 1857 (Age 81) Gloucester House, Piccadilly, London, England |
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18 months #12 younger sister |
Sophia Hanover
Birth 2 November 1777 39 33 Buckingham House, Westminster, London, England Death 27 May 1848 (Age 70) Vicarage Place, Kensington, London, England |
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16 months #13 younger brother |
Octavius Hanover
Birth 23 February 1779 40 34 Buckingham House, Westminster, London, England Death 3 May 1783 (Age 4) Kew Palace, Kew, England |
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19 months #14 younger brother |
Alfred Hanover
Birth 22 September 1780 42 36 Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England Death 20 August 1783 (Age 2) Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
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3 years #15 younger sister |
Amelia Hanover
Birth 7 August 1783 45 39 Royal Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, England Death 2 November 1810 (Age 27) Augusta Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| Family with Marie Luise Victoria Hanover - View family |
| himself |
Birth 2 November 1767 29 23 Buckingham House, London, England Death 23 January 1820 (Age 52) Sidmouth, Devon, England |
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19 years wife |
Marie Luise Victoria Hanover
Birth 17 August 1786 Coburg, Bavaria, Germany Death 16 March 1861 (Age 74) Frogmore House, Windsor, England |
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Marriage: 11 July 1818 — Kew Palace, Kew, England |
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10 months #1 daughter |
Birth 24 May 1819 51 32 Kensington, Palace, London, England Death 22 January 1901 (Age 81) Osborne House, Isle Of Wight, England |
Edward Augustus Hanover has 5 first cousins recorded
Father's family (5)
Parents Duke Charles … Of BruNew South Walesick-Wolfenbuttel + Augusta Hanover
Parents Duke Edward Henry Hanover Of Gloucester + Countess Maria Walpole Of Waldegrave
Parents Christian VII … King Of Denmark + Caroline Matilda Hanover
Mother's family (0)
| Note | The Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (Edward Augustus; 2 November 1767 – 23 January 1820) was a member of the British Royal Family, the fourth son of King George III and the father of Queen Victoria, Australia. He was created Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Earl of Dublin on 23 April 1799, the same year he became commander-in-chief in North America. |
| Australian History | English Lieutenant James Cook's expedition in HM Bark Endeavour charts the eastern coast, and claims it for the British Crown. Australia dubbed 'terra nullius' i.e., according to the European legal precepts of the era, it was 'owned' by no-one. |
| Australian History | The British First Fleet, led by Governor Arthur Phillip arrives in New South Wales to found first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney. Colony includes 'all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean' and running westward to the 135th meridian east. This claim included the islands of New Zealand, which were administered as part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Australian History | Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. |
| Australian History | Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia. |
| Australian History | 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Australian History | Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. |
| Australian History | The Rum Rebellion |
| Australian History | John Oxley charts the Lachlan River |
| Australian History | Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
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