Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
Prince Edward Augustus oft he United Kingdom and Hanover, Duke of Kent and Strathern
Son of George III. King of the United Kingdom (1738-1820) and his wife Sophie Charlotte, Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818)
Born: Buckingham Palace, London 2. Nov 1767
Christened: Buckingham Palace 30. Nov 1767
Godparents:
The Hereditary Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, later Karl II. Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (paternal uncle by marriage)
The Hereditary Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, born Princess Augusta of the United Kingdom (paternal aunt)
Karl, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (maternal uncle)
The Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel, born Princess Mary of the United Kingdom (twice paternal aunt)
Married: Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg 29. May 1818 and Kew Palace, Surrey 11. Jul 1818 Victoria, Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1786-1861), daughter of Franz, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1750-1806) and Augusta, Gräfin Reuss zu Ebersdorf (1757-1831)
Issue of marriage:
Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901) m. 1840 Albert, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1819-1861), her first cousin
Illegitimate issue by Adelaide Dubus (1762-1789), musician:
Adelaide Victoria Augusta Dubus (Geneva 15. Dec 1789-1790, on a voyage from Marseille to Gibraltar)
Died: Woodbrook Cottage, Devon 23. Jan 1820 after a brief illness brought on by a long walk on a cold day.
Buried: St. George’s Chapel, Windsor
Source: Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. I/1, 1998, Vittorio Klostermann; Anthony Camp ”Royal Mistresses and Bastards. Fact and Fiction 1714-1936”, London 2007; for godparents see Yvonne’s Royalty Home Page http://users.uniserve.com/~canyon/index.htm;