Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales unmourned

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LouisFerdinand

October 23, 2015, 12:15:30 AM
in 1751 while Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales was working in his garden, it began to rain. Frederick was soaked to the skin.     
He began to suffer from pleurisy. Pleurisy turned to pneumonia.   
Then on the night of March 20, 1751 Frederick Louis died. He was 44.     
No members of the Royal Family attended his funeral. Nor did any English lord or bishop. There was only a brief ceremony without music.   
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Curryong

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October 23, 2015, 02:29:11 AM
^^Ah yes, Fred of the doggerel "Here lies Fred who was alive and now is dead' claim to fame.  Frederick had a very troubled relationship with his parents King George II and Queen Caroline. They were estranged from Fred and called him all the names under the sun, it's not really known why.

Anyway, his parents' antipathy towards him is probably the reason why the elite stayed away in droves at Fred's funeral. He himself was a very good husband and father and an avid cricketer and cricket patron. A legend grew up that he was hit by a tennis or cricket ball and that caused the abscess, though evidence is lacking.

amabel

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October 23, 2015, 05:28:17 AM
Quote from: Curryong on October 23, 2015, 02:29:11 AM
^^Ah yes, Fred of the doggerel "Here lies Fred who was alive and now is dead' claim to fame.  Frederick had a very troubled relationship with his parents King George II and Queen Caroline. They were estranged from Fred and called him all the names under the sun, it's not really known why.

Anyway, his parents' antipathy towards him is probably the reason why the elite stayed away in droves at Fred's funeral. He himself was a very good husband and father and an avid cricketer and cricket patron. A legend grew up that he was hit by a tennis or cricket ball and that caused the abscess, though evidence is lacking.
I think it was simply the Hanoversian dislike of their eldest sons..  happened with George III and HIS son...and given how awful G IV was, I think he would have been at oddss with his son if he had had one..

LouisFerdinand

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November 17, 2016, 11:21:00 PM
When Frederick Louis' parents moved to England, Frederick was left in the care of his granduncle, Ernest Augustus, Prince-Bishop of Osnabruck. It was unfortunate that Frederick would not see his parents again for twelve years.

Curryong

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November 18, 2016, 02:31:50 AM
Considering their behaviour towards him it may have been a relief to Fred that he didn't see them for over a decade.

LouisFerdinand

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November 11, 2017, 01:37:26 AM
When Frederick Louis married Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha on April 27, 1736, Queen Caroline had to translate the words of the marriage service for the Princess.

amabel

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November 27, 2017, 05:55:40 AM
Quote from: LouisFerdinand on November 17, 2016, 11:21:00 PM
When Frederick Louis' parents moved to England, Frederick was left in the care of his granduncle, Ernest Augustus, Prince-Bishop of Osnabruck. It was unfortunate that Frederick would not see his parents again for twelve years.
Is it possible that this cuased something of the alienation?  Because it was very extreme even by Hanoverian standards.   

LouisFerdinand

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May 28, 2019, 12:23:15 AM
Frederick Louis regarded his 50,000 pounds a year as miserably inadequate. His father would not agree to a larger allowance.

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