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Frederick Lewis, prince of Wales
Frederick Lewis, prince of Wales (1707–51). Eldest son of George II and Queen Caroline; father of George III. For most of his life Frederick was at odds with his parents, and by the mid-1730s he had become a willing tool of opposition politicians, hopeful of serving him when he became king. Brought up in Hanover, he came to England in 1728. After his marriage in 1736 to Augusta of Saxe-Coburg, the king's refusal to grant him a fixed income provoked a dramatic rift and he was banned from court. He soon established a rival court at Leicester House which became an important meeting-ground for Walpole's leading opponents. After Walpole's fall from power, a period of uneasy reconciliation between father and son lasted until 1747, when Frederick and his Whig followers forged an alliance with the Tories. The ‘Leicester House group’ made a limited impact in Parliament, and broke up on the prince's sudden death in 1751.
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JOHN CANNON. "Frederick Lewis, prince of Wales." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Frederick Lewis, prince of Wales." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-FrederickLewisprinceofWls.html JOHN CANNON. "Frederick Lewis, prince of Wales." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-FrederickLewisprinceofWls.html |
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Frederick Lewis, prince of Wales
Frederick Lewis, prince of Wales (1707–51). Eldest son of George II and Queen Caroline; father of George III. For most of his life Frederick was at odds with his parents, and by the mid‐1730s he had become a willing tool of opposition politicians. Brought up in Hanover, he came to England in 1728. After his marriage in 1736 to Augusta of Saxe‐Coburg, he soon established a rival court at Leicester House which became an important meeting‐ground for Walpole's leading opponents. The ‘Leicester House group’ made a limited impact in Parliament in the 1740s, and broke up on the prince's sudden death in 1751.
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JOHN CANNON. "Frederick Lewis, prince of Wales." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Frederick Lewis, prince of Wales." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-FrederickLewisprinceofWls.html JOHN CANNON. "Frederick Lewis, prince of Wales." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-FrederickLewisprinceofWls.html |
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