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Rear-Admiral Lord Adolphus FitzClarence GCH ADC (18 February 1802 – 17 May 1856) was a British Royal Navy officer and illegitimate son of Prince William, the future William IV, and his mistress Dorothea Jordan. FitzClarence joined the navy in 1813.
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, rear-admiral, an illegitimate son of William IV, by Mrs. Jordan, entered the navy in 1814, on board the Impregnable, bearing the flag of his father, then Duke of Clarence.
Lord Adolphus FitzClarence, GCH, ADC (18 February 1802 – 17 May 1856) was a British naval officer. FitzClarence was born at Bushy House, Middlesex, and was an illegitimate child of Prince William, Duke of Clarence (later William IV) and his mistress, Dorothy Jordan. He attended a boarding school...
The Right Honourable Lord Adolphus FitzClarence, born 18 Feb. 1802, is second (natural) son of His late Majesty King William IV.; uncle of the present Earl of Munster; brother of Lord Augustus FitzClarence, Rector of Maple Durham, co. Oxford; and brother-in-law of Lord De Lisle and Dudley, Lieut.-Col. Chas. Fox, of the Grenadier Guards, the ...
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence R.N. Explanation: Seventh natural child of King William IV. His mother was Mrs Dorothy Jordan, a famous actress, who bore the king 10 children, before he married Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen in 1818. Date (from) (Date to) Personal: 18 February 1802 : Born: 28 July 1830 : Groom of the Robes to William IV: 24 May ...
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence R.n.Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence R.n.Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence R.n.ExplanationDate (from)(Date to)PersonalPersonalDateRankRankRank26 May 1814Entered NavyEntered NavyEntered Navy23 April 1821LieutenantLieutenantLieutenantThe Right Honourable Lord Adolphus FitzClarence, born 18 Feb. 1802, is second (natural) son of His late Majesty King William IV.; uncle of the present Earl of Munster; brother of Lord Augustus FitzClarence, Rector of Maple Durham, co. Oxford; and brother-in-law of Lord De Lisle and Dudley, Lieut.-Col. Chas. Fox, of the Grenadier Guards, the ...
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, who died on Saturday night, was the third son of his late Majesty King William IV., by Mrs. Dorothy Jordan, the celebrated actress. He was born in 1802, and, like his Royal father, entered the navy at an early age.
