Frederick I: Difference between revisions
From Roses, Tulips, & Liberty
Content added Content deleted
mNo edit summary |
|||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
| successor = [[George I]] |
| successor = [[George I]] |
||
| spouse = Amelia, Countess Radnor (m. 1773-1779) |
| spouse = Amelia, Countess Radnor (m. 1773-1779) |
||
| father = Edward, |
| father = Edward, Duke of Leinster |
||
| relatives = [[George I]] (brother) </br> Philip Arnold Schomberg (cousin) |
| relatives = [[George I]] (brother) </br> Philip Arnold Schomberg (cousin) |
||
| family = House of Schomberg |
| family = House of Schomberg |
||
Revision as of 04:18, 22 April 2022
His Majesty Frederick I | |
|---|---|
 King Frederick wearing a Chinese yellow waistcoat along with a deep purple sash (c. 1778) | |
| Born | Frederick William August Schomberg Feb 6, 1737 Maynooth Castle, Ireland |
| Died | May 6-7, 1779 London, United Kingdom |
| Cause of death | Strychnine poisoning |
| Resting place | St Martin's Church, Canterbury |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Education | University of London University of Mainz |
| Title | MP for Harwich |
| Term | 1762 - 1773 |
| Predecessor | Elizabeth II |
| Successor | George I |
| Spouse(s) | Amelia, Countess Radnor (m. 1773-1779) |
| Parent(s) |
|
| Relatives | George I (brother) Philip Arnold Schomberg (cousin) |
| Family | House of Schomberg |
Frederick I (German: Friedreich; 1737-1779), known as Fred the Wretched, was the King of the United Kingdom from 1777 to 1779. The first member of the Wittelsbach dynasty to rule from London, he ruled for two years before being poisoned. Prior to his reign, he had been MP for Harwich various times between 1762 and 1773. Frederick had often been involved in numerous social and political scandals in Britain and the Continent, eventually leading to his inopportune death. He was succeeded by his only brother, George I.
Biography
Family
- Paternal great-grandparents:
- Meinhardt Schomberg, 1st Duke of Leinster (1641-1719)
- Princess Caroline Elisabeth of the Palatinate (1659-1696)
- Paternal grandparents:
- Charles, 2nd Duke of Leinster (1681-1753)
- Grandmother: Princess Luise Apollonia of Salm (1679-1701)
- Father: Edward, 3rd Duke of Leinster (1701-1774)
- Mother: Lady Valerie Primrose (1699-1764)
- Spouse: Amelia Robartes, Countess of Radnor (1745-1800)
- Children:
- Sybil, Countess of Mértola and Princess of Leonforte (1762-1857)
- George II (1779-1821)
- Siblings:
- George I (1743-1804)
Titles and honours
- 1737 - 1753: Marquess of Harwich
- 1737 - 1762: Count of Mértola
- 1753 - 1779: Duke of Leinster
- 1777 - 1779: His Majesty the King
The official style of Frederick I as king was "Frederick, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc.".
