Find A Grave - St George's Chapel

Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen b. August 13, 1792 d. December 2, 1849
British Monarch. She was the Queen consort of King William IV. The daughter of George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Louisa of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, she married William, Duke of Clarence on July 11, 1818. William was over 20 years her senior, and already had a large brood of illegitimate children by his long-time mistress, actress Dorothy Jordan. Crowned on September 8, 1831, the couple had five children, none of whom...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Plot: Royal Vault
Alexandra of Denmark b. December 1, 1844 d. November 20, 1925
British Monarch. Queen consort of King Edward VII. Daughter of Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel. Known as Alix, she married Albert Edward (Bertie), Prince of Wales on March 10, 1863. She held the title of Princess of Wales for 38 years, longer than any woman before or since. She was youthful, beautiful, energetic, a devoted mother, and fun-loving, which made her wildly popular. Their marriage was a good one for the most part, though Bertie continued keeping mistresses, cheif...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Cause of death: Heart attack
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Plot: Altar
Armstrong-Jones, Margaret Rose b. August 21, 1930 d. February 9, 2002
British Royalty. Born Princess Margaret Rose, the second daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York. Her uncle King Edward VIII abdicated the throne when Margaret was eight, and her father became King George VI. In 1957, she was made an Honorary Doctor of Music of London University and she became the first President of the Royal Ballet. Margaret married photographer, Anthony Armstrong-Jones In 1960. Her husband was created Earl of Snowdon. They had two children, David Albert Charles, Viscount...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Plot: King George VI Memorial Chapel
Cambridge, Mary Adelaide Of b. November 27, 1833 d. October 27, 1897
British Nobility. Younger daughter of Prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge and Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel, she was born Her Royal Highness Princess Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth Guelph. She was ceaselessly popular with the public, and nicknamed Fat Mary for her very wide girth, prompting her first cousin, Queen Victoria to comment "The mob likes fat people". Mary had extravagent tastes in food, clothes, and jewels, and was the first of the royal family to patronize many charities...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Plot: Royal Vault
Charles I b. November 19, 1600 d. January 30, 1649
English Monarch. Born in Fife, he was the second son of King James VI of Scotland (James I of England) and Anne of Denmark. He became heir to the throne upon the death of his older brother Henry in 1612. He succeeded his father in 1625, and on May 1 of that year was married to Princess Henrietta Maria of France by proxy. They were married at Canterbury on June 13, 1625. Charles was crowned at Westminster Abbey on February 2, 1626 without his Roman Catholic queen at his side. Dispute and...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Cause of death: Beheaded
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Plot: Quire
Charlotte Augusta b. January 7, 1796 d. November 6, 1817
British Royalty. Born Charlotte Augusta, the only child of the loveless marriage between the Prince of Wales (later George IV) and Caroline of Brunswick. Her young life was filled with the disrespect her parents held for each other, and they constantly quarreled. As a result she grew up very rebellious, and didn‘t have good manners. At an early point in her life her father separated her from her mother and she grew up under his influence, and that of her uncles. Her rebellious nature did not...[Read More] (Bio by: Alexis)
Cause of death: Died in childbirth
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Plot: Royal Vault
Clinton, Sir. Henry b. April 16, 1730 d. December 23, 1795
British Army General. He served as Commander in Chief of the British Army.
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Plot: Windsor Castle
Edward IV, King b. April 28, 1442 d. April 9, 1483
English Royalty. King of England from March 4, 1461, until October 3, 1470, and from April 11, 1471, until his death on April 9, 1483.
Born the son of Richard, Duke of York, a leading claimant to the throne, and Cicely Neville at Rouen, France. As Henry VI became increasingly less effective, the Duke pressed the claim of the York line for the throne. He was killed in 1460 at the Battle of Wakefield, and Edward succeded him. Edward deposed his cousin Henry VI in 1461. The Earl of Warwick...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Plot: Altar
Edward VII (Wettin) (Albert) b. November 9, 1841 d. May 6, 1910
British Monarch. He reigned as King of Great Britain, Ireland and Emperor of India from 1901 to 1910. The eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, he was born in London at Buckingham Palace in 1841. He was educated privately and at Edinburgh, Oxford and Cambridge, and married Princess Alexandra, daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark in 1863. Together they had six children. As Prince of Wales, Edward VII's behavior led him into several social scandals and even after the death of his...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
Cause of death: Heart attack following chronic bronchitis
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Plot: Altar
Fitzgibbon, James b. November 16, 1780 d. December 10, 1863
British Army Officer. A native of Giln, County Limerick, Ireland, he gained fame as a hero of the War of 1812. At the age of 15 he joined the Knight of Glin’s Yeomanry Corps, and at the age of 18, the Tarbert Infantry Fencibles. In 1799 he fought in the Battle of Egmond aan Zee, Holland, and the Battle of Copenhagen, Denmark, for which he won the distinguished Naval General Service Medal for bravery. In 1802 he was made a marine, in 1806 a Sergeant, and finally in 1809 a Lieutenant. In 1802, he...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Frederick, Prince Adolphus b. February 24, 1774 d. July 8, 1850
British Royalty. Born Adolphus Frederick Hanover at Buckingham Palace, London, the seventh son of George III, King of Great Britain and Sophie Charlotte Herzogin von Meckleburg-Sterlitz. He was educated at Kew and the University of Göttingen, Germany. He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter in June 1786 and gained the rank of Colonel in 1793 in the service of the Hanoverian Army. He was promoted to Lieutenant-General in 1798. He was created 1st Duke of Cambridge, 1st Baron of Culloden...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Plot: Royal Vault
George II [cenotaph] b. November 10, 1683 d. October 25, 1760
British Monarch. Born George Augustus Guelph in what was at the time the Electorate of Hanover, he was the only son of George Louis, Prince of Brunswick-Luneburg (later King George I) and Sophia of Celle. He married Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach on August 27, 1705, and upon the death of his father George I, he acceeded to the throne of Great Britain in 1727, and was crowned on October 11. George II had three great passions in life - the military, music, and his wife. Although often...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
George III b. June 4, 1738 d. January 29, 1820
British monarch. Born George William Frederick at Norfolk house, he was the son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. His father had a very poor relationship with his father George II, and young George was kept away from court, even after the death of the prince of Wales left him as heir apparent. George inherited the throne upon the death of his grandfather in 1760. He married the German princess Charlotte of Mecklinburg-Strelitz at the Chapel Royal on September 8, 1761 and...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Plot: Royal Vault
George IV b. August 12, 1762 d. June 26, 1830
British Monarch. The oldest son of King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, he was well known for his wit and amorous nature - the exact opposite of his father. He was conservative in politics, but liberal in his love of the arts. He donated his father's immense collection of books as the start of the British Museum Library. Known for his love of building projects, he is responsible for the "Regency" style of architecture. However, his love of the arts and his tendency to be...[Read More] (Bio by: Alexis)
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Plot: Royal Vault
George V (Windsor) (George) b. June 3, 1865 d. January 20, 1936
British Monarch. The second son of King Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark. Because he was not first in line to the throne, he did not have the same education and upbringing of his older brother, Prince Albert. He chose the career of a Naval Officer. When his brother, Albert, died in 1892, George became the heir apparent. He became King on the death of his father, King Edward VII in 1910. He was married on July 6, 1893 to Mary (May) of Teck, and together they had five children, four boys and...[Read More] (Bio by: Alexis)
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Plot: Near West Door
George VI (Windsor) (Albert) b. December 14, 1895 d. February 6, 1952
British monarch. Penultimate King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. He ascended the throne on December 11, 1936, after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII. Generally considered a man of weak character, he showed, during the World War II, to have energy and great charisma. He had a valid help from his wife Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Sir Winston Churchill, appointed Prime Minister in May 1940, in addressing the serious problems of England. He was highly respected by his people because...[Read More] (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Plot: King George VI Memorial Chapel
Hanover, Amelia of b. August 7, 1783 d. November 2, 1810
British Royalty. Princess of Great Britain and Ireland. The youngest of King George III and Queen Charlotte's fifteen children. A gentle and unassuming girl, she was the favorite of her father and eldest brother, the Prince of Wales, who was also her godfather. Amelia fell in love at the age of 20 with General Sir Charles Fitzroy, one of her father's equerries. Some historians speculate they may have been secretly married, which would have been against the law under the Royal Marriage Act...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Plot: Royal Vault
Hanover, Augusta Princess of b. November 8, 1768 d. September 22, 1840
British Royalty. Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick and Luneberg. Born Princess Augusta Sophia, she was the sixth child and second daughter of King George III and Queen Charlotte. Said to be the most even-tempered, family-minded, and self-confident of the king's six daughters. Young Augusta's hopes for marriage were dashed by her father, who turned down suitor after suitor for all his daughters. She never married, but historians speculate she may...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Plot: Royal Vault
Hanover, Elizabeth b. December 10, 1820 d. March 4, 1821
British Royalty. Born at St. James's Palace, London, daughter of Prince William, Duke of Clarence, the third eldest son of King George III, and Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen. The Duchess of Clarence had several difficult pregnancies and Elizabeth's elder sister, Princess Charlotte of Clarence, died on the day she was born in 1819 while twin bothers were stillborn. At the time of her birth, she was third in the line of succession to the British throne. As a granddaughter of the King, she...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Plot: Royal Vault
Henry VI b. December 6, 1421 d. May 27, 1471
British Monarch. Born the only child of Henry V and Catherine of Valois. He became king when he was not yet ten months old. During the early years of his minority England was under the protectorate of Henry’s uncles, John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford and Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester. From the about age 14 Henry fell under the domination of Henry Beaufort and later William de la Pole, 4th Earl of Suffolk. The whole of Henry's early reign was involved with retaining his claim to the crown of...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Murdered in the Tower of London
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Plot: Altar

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