Princess Elizabeth of Clarence
| Princess Elizabeth | |||||
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 Statue by W. Scoular, Windsor Castle | |||||
| Born | 10 December 1820 St James's Palace, London | ||||
| Died | 4 March 1821 (aged 2 months 22 days) St James's Palace, London | ||||
| Burial | 10 March 1821 Royal Vault, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle | ||||
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| House | Hanover | ||||
| Father | Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews (later William IV) | ||||
| Mother | Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen | ||||
Princess Elizabeth of Clarence (Elizabeth Georgiana Adelaide; 10 December 1820 – 4 March 1821) was a member of the British royal family.
Born into the House of Hanover, ruling family of Great Britain, she was the second daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Clarence and St Andrews, later King William IV and Queen Adelaide. Elizabeth was a paternal granddaughter of King George III and his wife, Queen Charlotte. Her maternal grandparents were George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and his wife, Princess Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
Elizabeth was born on 10 December 1820 during the reign of her uncle George IV at St James's Palace, and was christened that day at the Palace by William Howley, then Bishop of London.[1] She was third in line of succession to the British throne at the time of her death; had she lived another sixteen years, she would have become queen instead of her cousin Victoria.
After "being suddenly seized with the fatal disease, an intro-susception of the bowels" she died shortly thereafter,[2] aged 12 weeks.[3] She was buried at Windsor Castle, in St George's Chapel, on 10 March 1821.[2][4]
References
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- ^ https://ra.rct.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=WIV%2F1%2F335
- ^ a b Fisher, George (1832). A companion and key to the history of England. Simpkin & Marshall. p. 480.
- ^ "No. 17686". The London Gazette. 6 March 1821. p. 553.
- ^ "No. 17688". The London Gazette. 13 March 1821. p. 601.