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The Scientific Magazine, And Freemasons' Repository.
THE SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINE , AND FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY .
FOR JULY , 1797 .
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE WILLIAM FREDERICK OF GLOUCESTER .
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OF a Prince , who has but just entered upon public life , little cati be said by the Biographer . It is pieasing , however , when nothing occurs in his conduct and character , but matter of praise , on which a confidence may be formed of future eminence . That such a confident expectation is well-grounded in the distinguished subject of our present notice , we believe , will generally be allowed . At present we have only to state a few formal facts , trusting that we
shall hereafter have frequent occasion to mention his Royal Hi ghriess ' s name with pride . Prince William Frederick is the son of his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester * by Anna Countess Dowagsr of Waldegrave . He was born at Rome , where his parents resided for some considerable time after their marriage , January lith , 177 6 ; arid baptized , on February the 12 th following , by the Reverend Mr . Salter : the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Gotha , and the Margrave of Anspach , being the sponsors .
His Royal Highness received a private education , and being well furnished with classical learning , he was entered at an- early age of Trinity College , Cambridge , under the tuition 6 i' the Reverend Dr . Walsby , Rector of Lambourn , in Essex . At the commencement . in 1 790 he was admitted to tlie honorary degree of Master of Arts ; his Father , Mr . Pitt , the Marquis of
Huntley , Earls Euston and Hardwicke , being present . Pie soon after left the University , and entered on a course of studies and exercises to qualify him for a military life . His rank in the army is that of Colonel of the 6 th Regiment of Fooi , dated the 27 th February , 1795 ; and Major-General . His Royal Highness is uncommonly attentive to the duties of his profession ; he is highly esteemed by his brother officers , and [ evm & and beloved by the soldiers under his command , VOL , IX , A
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Scientific Magazine, And Freemasons' Repository.
THE SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINE , AND FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY .
FOR JULY , 1797 .
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE WILLIAM FREDERICK OF GLOUCESTER .
fWlTII A PORTRAIT . ]
OF a Prince , who has but just entered upon public life , little cati be said by the Biographer . It is pieasing , however , when nothing occurs in his conduct and character , but matter of praise , on which a confidence may be formed of future eminence . That such a confident expectation is well-grounded in the distinguished subject of our present notice , we believe , will generally be allowed . At present we have only to state a few formal facts , trusting that we
shall hereafter have frequent occasion to mention his Royal Hi ghriess ' s name with pride . Prince William Frederick is the son of his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester * by Anna Countess Dowagsr of Waldegrave . He was born at Rome , where his parents resided for some considerable time after their marriage , January lith , 177 6 ; arid baptized , on February the 12 th following , by the Reverend Mr . Salter : the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Gotha , and the Margrave of Anspach , being the sponsors .
His Royal Highness received a private education , and being well furnished with classical learning , he was entered at an- early age of Trinity College , Cambridge , under the tuition 6 i' the Reverend Dr . Walsby , Rector of Lambourn , in Essex . At the commencement . in 1 790 he was admitted to tlie honorary degree of Master of Arts ; his Father , Mr . Pitt , the Marquis of
Huntley , Earls Euston and Hardwicke , being present . Pie soon after left the University , and entered on a course of studies and exercises to qualify him for a military life . His rank in the army is that of Colonel of the 6 th Regiment of Fooi , dated the 27 th February , 1795 ; and Major-General . His Royal Highness is uncommonly attentive to the duties of his profession ; he is highly esteemed by his brother officers , and [ evm & and beloved by the soldiers under his command , VOL , IX , A