Aubrey FitzClarence, 4th Earl of Munster
The Earl of Munster | |
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| Born | Aubrey FitzClarence 7 June 1862 London, England |
| Died | 1 January 1928 (aged 65) Kettering, Northamptonshire, England |
| Father | William FitzClarence, 2nd Earl of Munster |
| Mother | Wilhelmina Kennedy-Erskine |
Aubrey FitzClarence, 4th Earl of Munster (7 June 1862 – 1 January 1928) was an
King William IV by his mistress Dorothea Jordan
.
Biography
Aubrey FitzClarence was born in
Lady Augusta FitzClarence
, who were brother and sister.
Aubrey's elder brother, Geoffrey FitzClarence, 3rd Earl of Munster, inherited the Munster earldom and the subsidiary titles of Viscount FitzClarence and Lord Tewkesbury when their father died in 1901.[1] However, Geoffrey was serving in the British Army in South Africa at the time and he died nine months later without ever having returned to England.[1]
Peerage
When the 3rd Earl died childless in 1902, the earldom and other titles were inherited by Aubrey.
Death
Aubrey died unmarried at the age of 65, at which point his nephew, Geoffrey FitzClarence, became the 5th Earl of Munster.[5]
References
- ^ a b Lundy, Darryl (8 May 2011). "Major Geoffrey George Gordon Fitz-Clarence, 3rd Earl of Munster". The Peerage. Retrieved 27 December 2011.[unreliable source]
- ^ a b Lundy, Darryl (8 May 2011). "Aubrey Fitz-Clarence, 4th Earl of Munster1". The Peerage. Retrieved 27 December 2011.[unreliable source]
- ^ The Edinburgh Gazette. 26 July 1901. p. 835 http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/11324/pages/835/page.pdf. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)[permanent dead link] - ^ "No. 27411". The London Gazette. 28 February 1902. p. 1281.
- ^ "Munster, Earl of (UK, 1831 - 2000)". Heraldic Media Limited. 12 May 2008. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2011.