Back أوغسطس فريدريك دوق ساسكس Arabic اوجسطس فريدريك دوق ساسكس ARZ August del Regne Unit Catalan August Frederik, vévoda ze Sussexu Czech Tywysog Augustus Frederick, Dug Sussex Welsh Prins August Frederik, hertug af Sussex Danish Augustus Frederick, 1. Duke of Sussex German Αύγουστος Φρειδερίκος του Σάσσεξ Greek Aŭgusto Frederiko, Duko de Sussex Esperanto Augusto de Sussex Spanish
| Prince Augustus Frederick | |
|---|---|
| Duke of Sussex | |
 Portrait by Guy Head, 1798 | |
| Born | 27 January 1773 Buckingham House, London |
| Died | 21 April 1843 (aged 70) Kensington Palace, London |
| Burial | 4 May 1843 Kensal Green Cemetery, London |
| Spouses | |
| Issue | Sir Augustus d'Este Augusta Emma Wilde, Baroness Truro |
| House | Hanover |
| Father | George III |
| Mother | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
| Signature |  |
| 25th President of the Royal Society | |
| In office 1830–1838 | |
| Preceded by | Davies Gilbert |
| Succeeded by | Spencer Compton |
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (27 January 1773 – 21 April 1843), was the sixth son and ninth child of King George III and his queen consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He was the only surviving son of George III who did not pursue an army or navy career. A Whig,[1] he was known for his liberal views, which included reform of Parliament, abolition of the slave trade, Catholic Emancipation, and the removal of existing civil restrictions on Jews and Dissenters.[2]
- ^ "Fisher's Colonial Magazine - OBITUARY OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE AUGUSTUS FREDERICK , DUKE OF SUSSEX . K. G. , K. T. , ETC". 1843. p. 117. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
He espoused the side of the Whigs...
- ^ "Augustus Frederick Duke of Sussex (1773–1843)". royalcollection.org.uk.