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Masonic Obituary.
at court , and was also the cause of bringing in and passing the Royal Marriage Act . Their union was not generall y known until 1772 , when , in consequence of the Bill just named , the duke thought proper publicly to acknowledge the duchess as his wife , and in 1776 returned to England , when soon afterwards a reconciliation took place between His Royal Highness and the King , and his children by the duchess were
acknowledged as his legal heirs . Of these but two survived , the late duke , and his sister the Princess Sophia . of Gloucester . The duke completed his education at Cambridge , under Dr . Beadon , and had scarcely quitted college before he entered the army . In 1805 , on the death of his father , he succeeded to the title , and on the motion of Lord Henry Petty ( the present Lord Lansdowne ) , who
was then Chancellor of the Exchequer , his allowance was increased to 14 , 000 / . a-year ; and , greatly to his credit , His Royal Highness has always kept within the bounds of his income . In politics , until within these few years , the duke generally voted with the Whigs ; and whilst the Bill of Pains and Penalties against Queen Caroline was pending , he uniformly acted in Her Majesty ' s favour .
In 1816 the duke married his first cousin , the Princess Mary , the fourth daughter of George III ., and is said to have stipulated that it should by no means be expected to influence his political conduct .
His Royal Highness , notwithstanding his limited fortune , was a munificent patron of many of the public charities , which happily abound in this vast metropolis . To the African Institution and St . Patrick ' s Charity he was particularly attentive ; of the former he was president , as he was also , we believe , of the London Hospital . Besides being , a Knight of the Garter , and a Knight Grand Cross of
the Bath , His Royal Highness was Ranger of Bagshot Park , and Chancellor of the University of Cambridge . The military career of the duke was as follows : the first commission of His Royal Highness was that of captain in the 1 st Foot-Guards , with the rank of colonel , and dated the 11 th March , 1788 . In March , 1794 , his Royal Highness , then Prince William , went to Flanders to ioin his eonrpanv in the 1 st battalion , and on the 16 th April was
appointed to the command of a brigade , consisting of the 14 th , 37 th , and 53 rd regiments . On the 17 th he was employed in the column under Sir W . Erskine ,-who ordered his Royal Highness to attack the village of Vremont , in which he succeeded , and received the general ' s thanks in the field . His Royal Highness was immediately after appointed to the command of the 115 th regiment ( 3 rd May , 1794 ) , and had a letter
of service as colonel on the staff and to do the duty of general officer in the army , in which capacity he served the whole of the campaign . On Feb . 16 , 1795 , his Royal Highness received the rank of major-general . Nov . 8 , same year , he was appointed colonel of the 6 th regiment of foot .
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Masonic Obituary.
at court , and was also the cause of bringing in and passing the Royal Marriage Act . Their union was not generall y known until 1772 , when , in consequence of the Bill just named , the duke thought proper publicly to acknowledge the duchess as his wife , and in 1776 returned to England , when soon afterwards a reconciliation took place between His Royal Highness and the King , and his children by the duchess were
acknowledged as his legal heirs . Of these but two survived , the late duke , and his sister the Princess Sophia . of Gloucester . The duke completed his education at Cambridge , under Dr . Beadon , and had scarcely quitted college before he entered the army . In 1805 , on the death of his father , he succeeded to the title , and on the motion of Lord Henry Petty ( the present Lord Lansdowne ) , who
was then Chancellor of the Exchequer , his allowance was increased to 14 , 000 / . a-year ; and , greatly to his credit , His Royal Highness has always kept within the bounds of his income . In politics , until within these few years , the duke generally voted with the Whigs ; and whilst the Bill of Pains and Penalties against Queen Caroline was pending , he uniformly acted in Her Majesty ' s favour .
In 1816 the duke married his first cousin , the Princess Mary , the fourth daughter of George III ., and is said to have stipulated that it should by no means be expected to influence his political conduct .
His Royal Highness , notwithstanding his limited fortune , was a munificent patron of many of the public charities , which happily abound in this vast metropolis . To the African Institution and St . Patrick ' s Charity he was particularly attentive ; of the former he was president , as he was also , we believe , of the London Hospital . Besides being , a Knight of the Garter , and a Knight Grand Cross of
the Bath , His Royal Highness was Ranger of Bagshot Park , and Chancellor of the University of Cambridge . The military career of the duke was as follows : the first commission of His Royal Highness was that of captain in the 1 st Foot-Guards , with the rank of colonel , and dated the 11 th March , 1788 . In March , 1794 , his Royal Highness , then Prince William , went to Flanders to ioin his eonrpanv in the 1 st battalion , and on the 16 th April was
appointed to the command of a brigade , consisting of the 14 th , 37 th , and 53 rd regiments . On the 17 th he was employed in the column under Sir W . Erskine ,-who ordered his Royal Highness to attack the village of Vremont , in which he succeeded , and received the general ' s thanks in the field . His Royal Highness was immediately after appointed to the command of the 115 th regiment ( 3 rd May , 1794 ) , and had a letter
of service as colonel on the staff and to do the duty of general officer in the army , in which capacity he served the whole of the campaign . On Feb . 16 , 1795 , his Royal Highness received the rank of major-general . Nov . 8 , same year , he was appointed colonel of the 6 th regiment of foot .