Person    | Male  Born 27/1/1773  Died 21/4/1853

Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, K.C.

Categories: Royalty

Sixth son of King George III, created Duke of Sussex on 24 November 1801 but he had no legitimate issue so the title became extinct on his death. 1840 he gave Queen Victoria in marriage to Prince Albert. An enthusiastic freemason.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, K.C.

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Royal Free Hospital - development

The spelling of "honor" is not a mistake on our part.

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Royal Free Hospital - Sussex wing

The Duke of Sussex had died just 3 years before this plaque was erected. We ...

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UCL quad - creation

This quadrangle of University College London, of which the first stone was la...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, K.C.

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Charing Cross Hospital - Agar Street

We love the repeated "etc."s to indicate the Duke's excessively long list of ...

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Charing Cross Hospital - moved 1973

Thanks to our colleague Alan Patient for providing this photo.

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