FITZCLARENCE, George Augustus Frederick, First Earl of Munster. London 29.1.1794 — London 20.3.1842. British Officer and Traveller. Illegitimate son of the future king William IV and Dorothea Bland (née Jordan, 1761–1816, an actress from Ireland). Served as officer in Napoleonic wars and 1815-18 in India. Major-General. Earl and Privy Councillor 1833. Married 1819 Mary Wyndham (1792–1842), three daughters and four sons. He was not satisfied with his position, suffered of mental instability and prone to drinking and gambling, finally committed suicide.
Publications: Journal of a route across India, through Egypt to England, in the latter end of the year 1817, and the beginning of 1818. 24+502 p. L. 1819; war memories.
Sources: H.M.C[hichester], D.N.B. 19, 1889, 106f.; *K.D. Reynolds, Oxford D.N.B.; Wikipedia with portrait.
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