Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
(1767–1820)
BIRTH
November 2, 1767
PLACE
Buckingham House, London
DEATH
January 23, 1820
PLACE
Sidmouth, Devon
FAMILY
CHILDREN
Queen Victoria
(1819-1901)
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Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, was a British royal and army officer, and the father of Queen Victoria. He was the fourth son of George III and Queen Charlotte.
EARLY LIFE
Edward was born at Buckingham House in 1767 and trained for a military career, including study in Hanover and later in Geneva.
He served in the British Army and received the dukedom of Kent and Strathearn in 1799. He married Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in 1818; their daughter Alexandrina Victoria was born in 1819.
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DEATH
Edward died of pneumonia at Woolbrook Cottage, Sidmouth, on January 23, 1820, while his daughter was still an infant.
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