Edward Augustus of Kent and Strathearn

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Born	2 NOV 1767 , Buckingham Palace, London, ENG
Died	23 JAN 1820 , Woodbrook Cottage, Sidmouth, Devonshire, ENG
Parents	George III of England (Father) Family Charlotte Sophia of Meckesburg-Strelitz (Mother) Family
Marriage	Victoria Mary Louisa — 29 MAY 1818 at Schloss Ehrenburg, Coburg, GER Family Page

Type	Date	Detail
Occupation		K. G. (2 Jun 1786); Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Earl of Dublin (ca 23 Apr 1799- )

Born in the reign of George III

Birth

2 Nov 1767

Born at Buckingham Palace, London, ENG
9 months

26 Aug 1768

Captain Cook sets sail on his first voyage
Age 1

5 Jan 1769

James Watt patents his improved steam engine
Age 7

1775–1783

American War of Independence begins
Age 12

4 May 1780

First Epsom Derby run

On Epsom Downs, Surrey.
Age 21

14 Jul 1789

French Revolution begins
Age 25

1 Feb 1793

Britain goes to war with revolutionary France
Age 28

14 May 1796

Edward Jenner carries out the first smallpox vaccination
Age 33

1 Jan 1801

Union with Ireland creates the United Kingdom
Age 35

1803–1815

Napoleonic Wars resume
Age 36

21 Feb 1804

Trevithick's steam locomotive makes the first railway journey
Age 37

21 Oct 1805

Battle of Trafalgar

Nelson killed.
Age 39

25 Mar 1807

Slave Trade Act abolishes the British slave trade
Age 47

Apr 1815

Mount Tambora erupts

Led to the cold "Year Without a Summer" in 1816.
Age 47

18 Jun 1815

Battle of Waterloo
Age 50

29 May 1818

Married Victoria Mary Louisa at Schloss Ehrenburg, Coburg, GER
Age 51

17 Nov 1818

Mother Charlotte Sophia died
Age 51

24 May 1819

Daughter Victoria born
Age 51

16 Aug 1819

Peterloo Massacre
Age 52

23 Jan 1820

Died at Woodbrook Cottage, Sidmouth, Devonshire, ENG
Age 52

29 Jan 1820

Father George III died
Age 52

29 Jan 1820

Accession of George IV

Reigned 1820–1830