Adolphus FitzClarence
Lord Adolphus FitzClarence , GCH , ADC (born February 18, 1802 in Bushy House , Middlesex , † May 17, 1856 in Newburgh Priory ) was a British officer in the Royal Navy .
Life
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FitzClarence was born in Bushy House , Middlesex , the illegitimate son of Prince William, Duke of Clarence , who later became William IV, and his long-time mistress Dorothy Jordan . He attended boarding school at Sunbury-on-Thames . He then came on board the ship Impregnable at the age of eleven. He later served as a midshipman on the Newcastle in North America and the Mediterranean . In April 1821 he received his appointment as lieutenant and switched to Euryalus. In May 1823 he was promoted to commander . He later served aboard the Brisk and Redwing in the North Sea . In December 1824 he was promoted to captain. In 1826 he was given command of the Ariadne, in 1827 of the Challenger and in 1828 of the Pallas.
Upon his father's accession to the throne, he was given command of the Royal Yacht, HMY Royal George. On May 24, 1831, he and his siblings were bestowed the rank of younger son of a marquess . Since then he has been allowed to prefix his name with the predicate Lord . The following year he was made a Grand Cross Knight of the Guelph Order . In 1830 his father named him Groom of the Robes and in 1833 Lord of the Bedchamber .
After the death of his father and the accession to the throne of his cousin Victoria in 1837, he retained command of the Royal Yacht. The Queen reported that FitzClarence burst into tears and said that it was unexpected and that he was not hoping for it. He held this office until he was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1853. In 1848 he became the Queen's naval aide-de-camp . He held the office until his death. He died unmarried in Newburgh Priory in 1856. He was buried in the choir of St. Michael's Church in Coxwold.
Web links
- FitzClarence, Lord Adolphus (1802-1856) . In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Retrieved October 14, 2007.
- Portrait of Rear-Adm. Lord Adolphus FitzClarence (1802-1856), GCH, ADC, RN, as a Young Naval Officer . In: Art UK .
Individual evidence
- ^ The Story of Bushy House . In: National Physical Laboratory . Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ a b c George Edward Cokayne et al .: The Complete Peerage , Volume II, p. 2035
- ↑ Viscount Esher , Queen Victoria: a selection from Her Majesty's diaries between the years 1832 and 1840 , 2 volumes (1912)
- ↑ Seventy Coxwold Sundays (PDF; 2.5 MB) In: amkirby.co.uk . Retrieved March 10, 2013.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
|
Groom of the Robes 1830-1833 |
Francis Seymour | |
| William Feilding, 7th Earl of Denbigh |
Lord of the Bedchamber 1833-1837 |
Neuer Hof (death of Wilhelm IV.) |
| Houston Stewart |
Rear Admiral of the Blue 1853-1855 |
Peter Richards |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | FitzClarence, Adolphus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British officer in the Royal Navy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1802 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bushy House , Middlesex |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 17, 1856 |
| Place of death | Newburgh Priory |