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Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn

Buckingham Palace, 2 Nov 1767 – Sidmouth, 23 Jan 1820

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  • Born2 Nov 1767, Buckingham Palacenot verified1 source
  • MarriedPrincess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeldnot verified1 source
  • TitleMember of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, 1799–1820or Governor of Gibraltar, 1802–1820not verified1 source
  • TitleGovernor of Gibraltar, 1802–1820or Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, 1799–1820not verified1 source
  • Died23 Jan 1820, Sidmouthnot verified1 source
  • MotherCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitznot verified1 source
  • FatherGeorge III of Great Britainnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 2 Nov 1767

    Born in Buckingham Palace

  2. 1799–1820

    Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom

  3. 1802–1820

    Governor of Gibraltar

  4. 24 May 1819

    A daughter is born

  5. 23 Jan 1820

    Dies in Sidmouth, aged 52

Family

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During his lifetime

He lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Buckingham Palace.

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The 1760s · Prince is born in Buckingham Palace

In the news1761

Bridgewater Canal opens in 1761

The Bridgewater Canal opened in 1761, drastically reducing the cost of coal transport from 7d. to 4d. per ton.

Getting around

Slow coach travel speeds in mid-18th century

Coaching became more common after 1760, but travel remained slow; in 1755, average coach speeds to London were less than five miles per hour.

At the table

Tea becomes a common drink

By the middle of the 18th century, drinking tea had become common even among ordinary people, despite its cost.

The Seven Years’ War. Fought in Europe, the Americas, Africa and India, often called the first world war: Britain took Canada and India from France.Around the world · 1756–1763

The Seven Years’ War. Fought in Europe, the Americas, Africa and India, often called the first world war: Britain took Canada and India from France.

Blaue Max · CC BY-SA 4.0

What people wore

Dual-purpose Undergarments

Women often wore a shift (a basic undergarment) that served as both daytime underwear and sleepwear.

Music

Boys perform on hurdy-gurdies

On Plough Monday in 1768, all the young boys in a Cambridgeshire parish gathered to perform using hurdy-gurdies. These instruments were commonly played by itinerant performers at fairs and pubs, but were also played by English people of lower socio-economic classes.

Daily life

Communal Baking for a Small Fee

In smaller communities, people often used a shared bakehouse where they paid a small fee to have their dough baked in a communal oven. Residents would carry their bread loaves to these ovens on boards resting on their shoulders.