| Name | Edward Augustus HANOVER "1st Duke of Kent" "Prince of Great Britain" |
| Birth | 2 Nov 1767, Buckingham Palace, St. James', London, ENGLAND |
| Death | 23 Jan 1820, Woodbrook Cottage, Sidmouth, Devon, ENGLAND Age: 52 |
| Burial | 12 Feb 1820, Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire, ENGLAND |
| Occupation | Royalty |
| Father | 'George III' William Frederick HANOVER (K.G.) "King of Great Britain" (1738-1820) |
| Mother | Sophie Charlotte Herzogin von MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ |
| 1 | Adelaide DUBUS |
| Children | Adelaide Victoria Augusta (Died as Infant) (1789-1790) |
| 2 | Marie Luise Victoire von SACHSEN-COBURG-SAALFELD "Prinzessin" |
| Children | 'Victoria I' Alexandrina (1819-1901) |
Edward Augustus Hanover, 1st Duke of Kent was the son of George III William Frederick Hanover, King of Great Britain and Sophie Charlotte Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He was born on 2 November 1767 at Buckingham Palace, St. James's, London, England. He married Marie Luise Victoire Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld, daughter of Franz I Friedrich Anton Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld and Auguste Karoline Sophie Gräfin Reuss zu Lobenstein und Ebersdorf, on 29 May 1818 at Schloss Ehrenburg, Coburg, Bayern, Germany. They were remarried on 11 July at Kew Palace in London. He died on 23 January 1820 at age 52 at Woodbrook Cottage, Sidmouth, Devon, England. He was buried on 12 February 1820. He was buried at Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
He gained the title of Prince Edward of Great Britain. He gained the title of Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (styled as Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg). He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 2 June 1786. He was created Duke of Strathearn on 24 April 1799.3 He was created Duke of Kent on 24 April 1799. He was created Earl of Dublin [Irish] on 24 April 1799. Geneticists say that Edward introduced haemophilia into the royal family by being an elderly father of Queen Victoria. - [1]
Edward was a member of the Freemasons. He was the last Grand Master of the Ancient Grand Lodge of England in 1813. - [2]
[1] - the Peerage.com, A Genealogical Survey of the Peerage of Britain as well as the Royal Families of Europe; www.thepeerage.com
[2] - http://www.durham.net/~cedar/famous.html