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• 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
   
• Edward VIII    b. June 23, 1894  d. May 28, 1972
  British Monarch. The King of England who abdicated to marry a divorced American. He was never crowned and his reign lasted only 325 days. Edward was born at White Lodge, Richmond, Surrey, England the first in a family of Six to The Duke and Duchess of York, the future king of England. A younger brother, Prince John, was mentally challenged, and was kept out of public view until his death as a teenager. He attended all...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
  Royal Burial Grounds at Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire, England
  Plot: Buried next to Wallis, Duchess of Windsor behind Frogmore Mausoleum
   
• 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
   
• Fox, Malcolm   b. 1946  d. 1997
  Composer. He received his musical education at the Royal College of Music where he received a diploma in piano performance and teaching and a master's degree in music. He went on to obtain an honours degree in music from the University of London and study composition under many leading composers, including Tristram Cary, Alexander Goehr, Humphrey Searle and Gordon Jacob. In 1972 he became Director of Music at London's Cockpit Theatre, where he was responsible for a contemporary performance...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
  Windsor Cemetery, Windsor, Berkshire, England
  Plot: Cremated, memorial plaque in garden of rest.
   
• 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, Prince    b. December 20, 1902  d. August 25, 1942
  British Royalty. Born George Edward Alexander Edmund Saxe-Coburg and Gotha at York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England, the fourth son of George V and Mary von Teck. In 1917 during the height of anti-German sentiment in WWI Britain, his name was legally changed to George Edward Alexander Edmund Windsor. He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter in 1923; as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order in 1924; earned the rank of Lieutenant in 1926 in the Royal Navy, but was invalided...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
  Royal Burial Grounds at Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire, England
  Plot: Behind Frogmore Mausoleum
   
• 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
   
• Helena of Schleswig-Holstein    b. May 3, 1870  d. March 13, 1948
  English Royalty. Born Helena Victoria, she was the eldest daughter of Princess Helena of Great Britain and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Called "Thora" by her family, Princess Helena never married. She was a tireless patron of charities, and was created a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Bath, a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, and was a Lady of the Order of Victoria and Albert and a Lady of the Order of the Crown...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
  Royal Burial Grounds at Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire, England
   
• 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
   
• Henry VIII    b. June 28, 1491  d. January 28, 1547
  King of England. Lord (later King) of Ireland, and claimant to the Kingdom of France. The son of King Henry VII, he became Prince of Wales upon the death of his elder brother Arthur and for political reasons married his brother's wife Catherine of Aragon. He ruled from 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry was known personally to be attractive, educated and accomplished, but as a ruler to be ruthless and extravagant. He ruled with absolute power and his wars and expenditures depleted the English...[Read More] (Bio by: Vincent Astor)
  St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
  Plot: Quire
   
• Lind, Letty   b. December 21, 1861  d. August 27, 1923
  Actress, Dancer. In a career of over 30 years, she combined talent with a "little girl" voice and manner to charm audiences throughout the British Empire. Born Letitia Elizabeth Rudge, she was raised in the theatre by her actress mother, and made her professional debut at five as Eva in "Uncle Tom's Cabin". Soon, she was touring England with American writer Howard Paul and his wife. (Paul, a much older man, fathered two children with her). She first used the name "Letty Lind" for an 1879...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
  Windsor Cemetery, Windsor, Berkshire, England
   

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