George III's ChildrenOn 12 August 1762, Queen Charlotte gave birth to her first child. Twenty-one years later, to the week, the 15th and youngest was born. All but two children survived to maturity. The eldest of King George III's children, who became Prince Regent and King George IV, is less remembered for his patronage of the arts than for his extravagance, and maltreatment of his wife Caroline. As Commander-in-Chief to the British army, the administrative qualities of Frederick, Duke of York are largely forgotten, while King William IV, usually dismissed as a figure of fun, brought a new affability to the monarchy which helped him through the storms engendered during the passage of the Great Reform Bill in 1832. The princesses, for many years victims of their parents' possessiveness, married late in life, if at all, and are passed off as non-entities. This objective portrayal of the royal family draws upon contemporary sources to lay to rest the gossip and exaggeration. |
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Fatherly admonitions | |
Sincerely do I love this good and worthy man | |
If you fall all must fall | |
More wretched than I can express | |
Do not grieve for | |
Noble and generous intentions | |
John Bull is a very odd animal | |
Like some gorgeous bird of paradise | |
In short a medley of opposite qualities | |
An immense improvement on the last unforgiving animal | |
King George IIIs Children and Grandchildren | |