Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany
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Prince Edward, Duke of York (Edward Augustus) lived from 1739 to 1767. He was the youngest brother of George III of the United Kingdom. He was heir presumptive to the throne until his nephew George IV of the United Kingdom was born in 1762.
Ancestors
| Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany | Father: Frederick, Prince of Wales |
Paternal Grandfather: George II of Great Britain |
Paternal Great-grandfather: George I of Great Britain |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle | |||
| Paternal Grandmother: Caroline of Ansbach |
Paternal Great-grandfather: John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach | ||
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Princess Eleanor Erdmuthe Louise of Saxe-Eisenach | |||
| Mother: Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha |
Maternal Grandfather: Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | |
| Maternal Great-grandmother: Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels | |||
| Maternal Grandmother: Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Prince Charles of Anhalt-Zerbst | ||
| Maternal Great-grandmother: Sophie of Saxe-Weissenfels |
Prince Edward, Duke Of York And Albany Media
Edward (left) and George examining a map of the fortifications of Portsmouth – a detail from George Knapton's The Children of Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1751
The Duke of York and Albany, 1763, as painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
The Duke of York and Albany in the robes of the Order of the Garter, approx. 1764–1765
Coat of Arms of Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
