Prince Octavius of Great Britain
British prince (1779ā1783) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince Octavius of Great Britain (23 February 1779 ā 3 May 1783)[1] was the thirteenth child and eighth son of King George III and his queen consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Six months after the death of his younger brother Prince Alfred, Octavius was inoculated against the smallpox virus. Several days later, he became ill. His subsequent death at the age of four devastated his parents, and in particular his father. King George III had been very fond of his two youngest sons, Alfred and Octavius, and his later bouts of madness involved hallucinations of them.
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Prince Octavius | |
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Born | (1779-02-23)23 February 1779 Buckingham House, London, England |
Died | 3 May 1783(1783-05-03) (aged 4) Kew Palace, Surrey, England |
Burial | 10 May 1783 |
House | Hanover |
Father | George III |
Mother | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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