Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767–1820)
Born 1767 CE, died 1820 CE.
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (Edward Augustus; 2 November 1767 – 23 January 1820), was the fourth son and fifth child of King George III and Queen Charlotte. His only legitimate child, Victoria, became Queen of the United Kingdom 17 years after his death. Edward lived in Lower Canada and Nova Scotia from 1791 to 1800, where he served as commander-in-chief of British forces in the Maritime Provinces of North America. He was the first British prince to visit the United States following British recognition of its independence in 1783, travelling on foot to Boston from Lower Canada in 1794. He was created Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Earl of Dublin in 1799, and shortly thereafter appointed a General. In 1802 he became Governor of Gibraltar, a post he nominally held until his death. He was promoted to Field-Marshal of the Forces in 1805.
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