Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany

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Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany was a British royal prince and military commander, the second son of King George III and long-serving Commander-in-Chief of the British Army during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British prince
Duke of York and Albany
human
military commander
allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
birthDate 1763-08-16
birthPlace St James's Palace, London
branchOfService British Army
burialPlace St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England
surface form: St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1827-01-05
deathPlace Rutland House, London
education University of Göttingen
father George III of the United Kingdom
fullName Prince Frederick Augustus
givenName Augustus
Frederick
hadChildren no
heirPresumptivePeriod 1820-1827
heirPresumptiveTo British throne
languageSpoken English
German
marriageDate 1791-09-29
marriagePlace Charlottenburg
surface form: Charlottenburg, Prussia
memberOf British royal family
militaryRank Field Marshal
mother Queen Charlotte
surface form: Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
nobleTitle Duke of York and Albany
Earl of Ulster
notableFor long-serving Commander-in-Chief of the British Army
reforms of the British Army
participatedIn Flanders Campaign
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
surface form: Napoleonic Wars (as Commander-in-Chief)
portrayedIn nursery rhyme "The Grand Old Duke of York"
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief
surface form: Commander-in-Chief of the Forces

Field Marshal (British Army)
Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück
religion Church of England
royalHouse House of Hanover
sibling George IV of the United Kingdom
Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
surface form: Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn

Charlotte, Princess Royal
surface form: Princess Charlotte, Princess Royal

William IV
surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
spouse Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia
tenureEnd 1809 (Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, first term)
1827 (Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, second term)
tenureStart 1795 (Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, first term)
1811 (Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, second term)

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Electress of Hanover child Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
subject surface form: Sophia of the Palatinate
Charlotte, Princess Royal sibling Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz child Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh sibling Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Prince Octavius of Great Britain sibling Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Prince Alfred of Great Britain sibling Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands commander Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Captain-General of the Forces officeHolder Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Western Front of the War of the First Coalition commandedBy Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Lancaster House originalClient Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
York County, Ontario namedAfter Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Octavius sibling Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Flanders Campaign commandedBy Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Battle of Tourcoing commander Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
York, Upper Canada namedAfter Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Battle of Hondschoote commander Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Stafford House commissionedBy Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Stafford House originallyBuiltFor Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence sibling Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Prince Edward Augustus sibling Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Battle of Bergen (1799) commander Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Battle of Alkmaar (1799) commander Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Queen Charlotte child Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
this entity surface form: Frederick, Duke of York and Albany