The Prince Octavius (23 February 1779 – 3 May 1783) was a member of the British Royal Family, the thirteenth child and eighth son of George III.
Prince Octavius was born, on 23 February 1779, at Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, England. His father was George III, his mother Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. His name derives from Latin octavus, the eighth, showing that he was the eighth son of his parents.
Octavius was christened on 23 Mar...
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The Prince Octavius (23 February 1779 – 3 May 1783) was a member of the British Royal Family, the thirteenth child and eighth son of George III.
Prince Octavius was born, on 23 February 1779, at Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, England. His father was George III, his mother Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. His name derives from Latin octavus, the eighth, showing that he was the eighth son of his parents.
Octavius was christened on 23 March 1779, in the Great Council Chamber at St James's Palace, by Frederick Cornwallis, The Archbishop of Canterbury. His godparents were The Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (husband of his first cousin twice-removed, for whom The Earl of Hertford, Lord Chamberlain, stood proxy), The Duke of Mecklenburg (her first cousin once-removed, for whom The Earl of Ashburnham, Groom of the Stole, stood proxy) and The Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (wife of her sixth cousin, for whom The Countess von Bruhl, Lady of the Bedchamber to The Queen, was proxy)....
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