George FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster

Born George Augustus Frederick FitzClarence, created 1st Earl of Munster, 1st Viscount FitzClarence and 1st Baron Tewkesbury in 1831

Illegitimate son of Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, the future King William IV. of the United Kingdom (1765-1837) and the actress Dorothea Bland, called Mrs. Jordan (1761-1815)

Born: Portman Square, London, 29. Jan 1794

Baptized: 10. May 1794

Married: St. George, Hanover Square, Middlesex 16. Oct 1819 Mary Fox (c. 1792-1842), illegitimate daughter of George O’Brian Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont (1751-1837) and Elizabeth Fox, called Crole (1770/71-1840).

Issue:

• Lady Adelaide FitzClarence (1820-1883)

• Lady Augusta FitzClarence (1822-1846) m.1844 Knut Philipp Friherr de Bonde (1815-1871)

• William FitzClarence, 2nd Earl of Munster (1824-1901) m.1855 Wilhelmina Kennedy-Erskine (1830-1906), his cousin

• Hon. Frederick FitzClarence (1826-1878) m.1856 Hon. Adelaide Sidney (1826-1904), his cousin

• Lady Mary FitzClarence (1834-1834)

• Hon. George FitzClarence (1836-1894) m.1864 Lady Maria Scott (d.1912)

• Hon. Edward FitzClarence (1837-k.a.1855)

Died: at his residence, Upper Belgrave Street, London 20. Mar 1842, committed suicide by a gunshot wound

Buried: Nave at St. Mary, Hampton

Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. III/2, 1983, J.A. Stargardt; Burke’s Peerage and Baronetage, online version (Munster); Claire Tomalin “Mrs Jordan’s profession“ Penguin, London 1995; Anthony Camp ”Royal Mistresses and Bastards. Fact and Fiction 1714-1936”, London 2007