Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
(1707-1751), Son of George II; father of George IIIEarly Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 35 portraits
The eldest son of George II and father of George III, he remained in Hanover when his parents moved to London on the accession of George I in 1714. He only arrived in Britain in 1728 after his father became king. On notoriously bad terms with his parents, he died in 1751 before he could succeed to the throne, leaving his son to be crowned George III in 1760. A considerable patron of both painting and music.
Related People
- Prince Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (grandson)
- Princess Amelia Sophia Eleanora (sister)
- Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (sister)
- Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales (wife)
- Princess Augusta Charlotte, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttell (daughter)
- Caroline Wilhelmina of Brandenburg-Ansbach (mother)
- Princess Caroline Elizabeth (sister)
- Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark (daughter)
- Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (son)
- Princess Elizabeth Caroline (daughter)
- Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (son)
- King George I (grandfather)
- King George II (father)
- King George III (son)
- Prince George William (brother)
- William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester (grandson)
- Louisa, Queen of Denmark (sister)
- Princess Louisa Anne (daughter)
- Princess Mary of Hesse (sister)
- Sophia Dorothea of Celle (grandmother)
- William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (brother)
- Prince William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (son)
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