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'''Lord Adolphus FitzClarence''', [[Royal Guelphic Order|GCH]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] (18 February 1802 – 17 May 1856) was a British [[Royal Navy|naval officer]].
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Lord '''Adolphus FitzClarence''', [[Royal Guelphic Order|GCH]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] (18 February 1802–17 May 1856) was a British [[Royal Navy|naval officer]].

==Biography==
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FitzClarence was born at [[Bushy House]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://resource.npl.co.uk/docs/educate_explore/history/bushy_house.pdf |title=The Story of Bushy House |work=[[National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom)|National Physical Laboratory]] |year=2010 |accessdate=10 March 2013}}</ref> [[Middlesex]], and was an illegitimate child of [[William IV of the United Kingdom|Prince William, Duke of Clarence]] (later William IV) and his mistress, [[Dorothea Jordan|Dorothy Jordan]].<ref name="PII2035">[[George Cokayne|Cokayne]] et al., ''[[The Complete Peerage]]'', volume II, p.2035</ref> He attended a [[boarding school]] in [[Sunbury-on-Thames]] before being sent to sea at the age of eleven in 1813, aboard {{HMS|Impregnable|1810|2}}. He subsequently served as a [[midshipman]] aboard {{HMS|Newcastle|1813|2}} based in [[North America]] and then later in the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. On receiving his commission as lieutenant in April 1821, he transferred to {{HMS|Euryalus|1803|2}} and after being promoted to the rank of [[commander]] in May 1823, he later served aboard {{HMS|Brisk|1819|2}} and {{HMS|Redwing|1806|2}} in the [[North Sea]]. When promoted to [[Captain (Royal Navy)|captain]] in December 1824, he commanded {{HMS|Ariadne|1816|2}} in 1826, {{HMS|Challenger|1826|2}} in 1827 and {{HMS|Pallas|1816|2}} in 1828.


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On the accession of FitzClarence's father as king in 1830, he took command of the [[Royal Yacht]], {{Ship|HMY|Royal George||2}}. His father also granted him and his siblings the rank of a younger son/daughter of a marquess by [[Royal Warrant of Precedence]] in 1831, enabling him to prefix ''Lord'' before his name and he was knighted the following year.<ref name="PII2035"/> He was also appointed [[Groom of the Robes]] in 1830 and a [[Lord of the Bedchamber]] in 1833.
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FitzClarence was born at [[Bushy Park]], [[Middlesex]] and was an illegitimate child of [[William IV of the United Kingdom|Prince William, Duke of Clarence]] (later William IV) and his mistress, [[Dorothea Jordan|Dorothy Jordan]].<ref name="PII2035">[[George Cokayne|Cokayne]] et al., ''[[The Complete Peerage]]'', volume II, p.2035</ref> He attended a [[boarding school]] in [[Sunbury-on-Thames]] before being sent to sea at the age of eleven in 1813, aboard [[HMS Impregnable (1810)|HMS ''Impregnable'']]. He subsequently served as a [[midshipman]] aboard [[HMS Newcastle (1813)|HMS ''Newcastle'']] based in [[North America]] and then later in the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. On receiving his commission as lieutenant in April 1821, he transferred to [[HMS Euryalus (1803)|HMS ''Euryalus'']] and after being promoted to the rank of [[commander]] in May 1823, he later served aboard [[HMS Brisk (1819)|HMS ''Brisk'']] and [[HMS Redwing (1806)|''Redwing'']] in the [[North Sea]]. When promoted to [[Captain (Royal Navy)|captain]] in December 1824, he commanded [[HMS Ariadne (1816)|HMS ''Ariadne'']] in 1826, [[HMS Challenger (1826)|HMS ''Challenger'']] in 1827 and [[HMS Pallas (1816)|HMS ''Pallas'']] in 1828.


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On the death of his father and the accession of his cousin [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Victoria]] in 1837, FitzClarence retained command of the Royal Yacht (until he was promoted to a [[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)|rear-admiral]] in 1853) and his allowance allowed to continue. The queen reported that he "burst into tears, and said it was unexpected, for they [the FitzClarences] did not dare to hope for anything" (as illegitimate children of a former monarch).<ref>[[Reginald Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher|Viscount Esher]], ''Queen Victoria: a selection from Her Majesty's diaries between the years 1832 and 1840'', 2 volumes (1912)</ref> In 1848, he also became a naval [[aide-de-camp]] to the queen and retained the office until he died, unmarried, at [[Newburgh Priory]] in 1856.<ref name="PII2035"/>
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On the accession of FitzClarence's father as king in 1830, he took command of the [[Royal Yacht]], [[HMY Royal George|HMY ''Royal George'']]. His father also granted him and his siblings the rank of a younger son/daughter of a marquess by [[Royal Warrant of Precedence]] in 1831, enabling him to prefix ''Lord'' before his name and he was knighted the following year.<ref name="PII2035"/> He was also appointed [[Groom of the Robes]] in 1830 and a [[Lord of the Bedchamber]] in 1833.


He was interred in the [[chancel]] of St. Michael's Church, [[Coxwold]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.amkirby.co.uk/PDF/C70.pdf |title=Seventy Coxwold Sundays |work=amkirby.co.uk |year=2007 |accessdate=10 March 2013}}</ref>
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On the death of his father and the accession of his cousin [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Victoria]] in 1837, FitzClarence retained command of the Royal Yacht (until he was promoted to a [[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)|rear-admiral]] in 1853) and his allowance allowed to continue. The queen reported that he 'burst into tears, and said it was unexpected, for they [the FitzClarences] did not dare to hope for anything' (as illegitimate children of a former monarch).<ref>[[Reginald Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher|Viscount Esher]], ''Queen Victoria: a selection from Her Majesty's diaries between the years 1832 and 1840'', 2 volumes (1912)</ref> In 1848, he also became a naval [[aide-de-camp]] to the queen and retained the office until he died, unmarried, at [[Newburgh Priory]] in 1856.<ref name="PII2035"/>


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==Notes and references==
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== Source ==
==References==
* [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/9541 K. D. Reynolds, ''FitzClarence, Lord Adolphus (1802–1856)'', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 14 Oct 2007]
* {{cite web |url= http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/9/101009541/ |title=FitzClarence, Lord Adolphus (1802–1856) |work=[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]] |year= 2004 |accessdate=14 October 2007}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/rear-admiral-lord-adolphus-fitzclarence-18021856-gch-adc-217641 |title=Portrait of Rear-Admiral Lord Adolphus FitzClarence (1802–1856), GCH, ADC, RN, as a Young Naval Officer |work=bbc.co.uk}}


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Vorlage:Use dmy dates Vorlage:Infobox military person Lord Adolphus FitzClarence, GCH, ADC (18 February 1802–17 May 1856) was a British naval officer.

Biography

FitzClarence was born at Bushy House,[1] Middlesex, and was an illegitimate child of Prince William, Duke of Clarence (later William IV) and his mistress, Dorothy Jordan.[2] He attended a boarding school in Sunbury-on-Thames before being sent to sea at the age of eleven in 1813, aboard Anmerkung: HMS – manchmal auch mit Satzzeichen geschrieben als H.M.S. – ist ein Akronym bzw. Abkürzung für „His Majesty's Ship“ oder „Her Majesty's Ship“ (englisch „Seiner bzw. Ihrer Majestät Schiff“) und ist seit 1789 das offizielle Namenspräfix, welches alle Kriegsschiffe im Dienst der britischen Marine führen.. He subsequently served as a midshipman aboard Anmerkung: HMS – manchmal auch mit Satzzeichen geschrieben als H.M.S. – ist ein Akronym bzw. Abkürzung für „His Majesty's Ship“ oder „Her Majesty's Ship“ (englisch „Seiner bzw. Ihrer Majestät Schiff“) und ist seit 1789 das offizielle Namenspräfix, welches alle Kriegsschiffe im Dienst der britischen Marine führen. based in North America and then later in the Mediterranean Sea. On receiving his commission as lieutenant in April 1821, he transferred to Anmerkung: HMS – manchmal auch mit Satzzeichen geschrieben als H.M.S. – ist ein Akronym bzw. Abkürzung für „His Majesty's Ship“ oder „Her Majesty's Ship“ (englisch „Seiner bzw. Ihrer Majestät Schiff“) und ist seit 1789 das offizielle Namenspräfix, welches alle Kriegsschiffe im Dienst der britischen Marine führen. and after being promoted to the rank of commander in May 1823, he later served aboard Anmerkung: HMS – manchmal auch mit Satzzeichen geschrieben als H.M.S. – ist ein Akronym bzw. Abkürzung für „His Majesty's Ship“ oder „Her Majesty's Ship“ (englisch „Seiner bzw. Ihrer Majestät Schiff“) und ist seit 1789 das offizielle Namenspräfix, welches alle Kriegsschiffe im Dienst der britischen Marine führen. and Anmerkung: HMS – manchmal auch mit Satzzeichen geschrieben als H.M.S. – ist ein Akronym bzw. Abkürzung für „His Majesty's Ship“ oder „Her Majesty's Ship“ (englisch „Seiner bzw. Ihrer Majestät Schiff“) und ist seit 1789 das offizielle Namenspräfix, welches alle Kriegsschiffe im Dienst der britischen Marine führen. in the North Sea. When promoted to captain in December 1824, he commanded Anmerkung: HMS – manchmal auch mit Satzzeichen geschrieben als H.M.S. – ist ein Akronym bzw. Abkürzung für „His Majesty's Ship“ oder „Her Majesty's Ship“ (englisch „Seiner bzw. Ihrer Majestät Schiff“) und ist seit 1789 das offizielle Namenspräfix, welches alle Kriegsschiffe im Dienst der britischen Marine führen. in 1826, Anmerkung: HMS – manchmal auch mit Satzzeichen geschrieben als H.M.S. – ist ein Akronym bzw. Abkürzung für „His Majesty's Ship“ oder „Her Majesty's Ship“ (englisch „Seiner bzw. Ihrer Majestät Schiff“) und ist seit 1789 das offizielle Namenspräfix, welches alle Kriegsschiffe im Dienst der britischen Marine führen. in 1827 and Anmerkung: HMS – manchmal auch mit Satzzeichen geschrieben als H.M.S. – ist ein Akronym bzw. Abkürzung für „His Majesty's Ship“ oder „Her Majesty's Ship“ (englisch „Seiner bzw. Ihrer Majestät Schiff“) und ist seit 1789 das offizielle Namenspräfix, welches alle Kriegsschiffe im Dienst der britischen Marine führen. in 1828.

On the accession of FitzClarence's father as king in 1830, he took command of the Royal Yacht, Vorlage:Ship. His father also granted him and his siblings the rank of a younger son/daughter of a marquess by Royal Warrant of Precedence in 1831, enabling him to prefix Lord before his name and he was knighted the following year.[2] He was also appointed Groom of the Robes in 1830 and a Lord of the Bedchamber in 1833.

On the death of his father and the accession of his cousin Victoria in 1837, FitzClarence retained command of the Royal Yacht (until he was promoted to a rear-admiral in 1853) and his allowance allowed to continue. The queen reported that he "burst into tears, and said it was unexpected, for they [the FitzClarences] did not dare to hope for anything" (as illegitimate children of a former monarch).[3] In 1848, he also became a naval aide-de-camp to the queen and retained the office until he died, unmarried, at Newburgh Priory in 1856.[2]

He was interred in the chancel of St. Michael's Church, Coxwold.[4]

Ancestry

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 16. George II of Great Britain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Frederick, Prince of Wales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. George III of the United Kingdom
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. William IV of the United Kingdom
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Charles Louis Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Mirow
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Princess Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Lord Adolphus FitzClarence
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. James Bland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Nathaniel Bland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Lucy Brewster
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Francis Bland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Elizabeth Heaton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Dorothy Jordan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Grace Phillips
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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  1. ↑ The Story of Bushy House. In: National Physical Laboratory. 2010, abgerufen am 10. März 2013.
  2. ↑ a b c Cokayne et al., The Complete Peerage, volume II, p.2035
  3. ↑ Viscount Esher, Queen Victoria: a selection from Her Majesty's diaries between the years 1832 and 1840, 2 volumes (1912)
  4. ↑ Seventy Coxwold Sundays. In: amkirby.co.uk. 2007, abgerufen am 10. März 2013.
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