# Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex

> British prince (1773–1843)

**Wikidata**: [Q375467](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q375467)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Augustus_Frederick,_Duke_of_Sussex)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/prince-augustus-frederick-duke-of-sussex

## Summary
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (27 January 1773 – 21 April 1843) was a British prince and royal duke of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He was a son of King George III, educated at the University of Göttingen, a member of learned societies (including the Royal Society and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities), and a recipient of major chivalric orders such as the Order of the Garter and the Order of the Thistle.

## Biography
- Born: 27 January 1773
- Died: 21 April 1843
- Nationality: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Education: University of Göttingen
- Known for: Serving as a British prince and the Duke of Sussex; membership and affiliation with learned societies and receipt of high chivalric honours
- Employer(s) / Affiliations: Royal Society; Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities; University of Göttingen
- Field(s): Aristocracy; participation in learned societies and public life

## Contributions
- Membership and participation in learned societies: He was affiliated with the Royal Society and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (explicitly listed in the source material). These memberships place him among royal figures who engaged with scientific and scholarly institutions of his era.
- Public and dynastic role: As a British prince and Duke of Sussex, he performed the roles and duties associated with a royal duke in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland during his lifetime (work period noted from 1800 to 1843 in the provided data).
- Honours and chivalric roles: He received prominent orders of chivalry recorded in the source material — Order of the Garter, Order of the Thistle, and the Royal Guelphic Order — which represent formal recognitions and roles within the chivalric and state ceremonial systems of his time.

No specific authored publications, patents, founded companies, or named products/standards are recorded in the provided source material.

## FAQs
Q: Who was Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex?
A: He was a British prince (1773–1843), son of King George III, who held the title Duke of Sussex and participated in learned societies and state ceremonial life of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Q: When did he live and what were his dates?
A: He was born on 27 January 1773 and died on 21 April 1843.

Q: What was his nationality and principal sphere of activity?
A: His citizenship is given as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; his principal spheres were the British royal family, aristocracy, and membership in learned societies.

Q: Where was he educated?
A: He was educated at the University of Göttingen, as recorded in the source material.

Q: With which learned societies and academies was he associated?
A: The source lists affiliation or membership with the Royal Society and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and affiliation with the University of Göttingen.

Q: What formal honours did he receive?
A: The provided material records that he received the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Thistle, and the Royal Guelphic Order.

Q: Are there primary visual or archival records linked to him in the source data?
A: Yes — filenames and identifiers are provided for portraits and symbols (for example: "Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex by Guy Head.jpg", "Grab Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex.jpg"), a coat of arms file, and a signature image.

## Why They Matter
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, matters historically as a senior member of the British royal family during a formative period for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (the sovereign state in which he held citizenship). His affiliations with major learned societies — the Royal Society and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities — place him among royals who bridged court life and scholarly institutions, contributing to the social and ceremonial support those institutions received. His receipt of high chivalric orders (Order of the Garter, Order of the Thistle, Royal Guelphic Order) underscores his role within the honours and ceremonial structure of the monarchy. Without figures such as him, the visible connection between the monarchy and scholarly or chivalric institutions in that era would have been different; his memberships and honors illustrate how royal status reinforced institutional prestige in the early 19th century.

## Notable For
- Being a British prince and the Duke of Sussex (title and principal public identity).
- Son of King George III (recorded in provided material identifiers and descriptions).
- Education at the University of Göttingen.
- Membership/affiliation with the Royal Society.
- Membership/affiliation with the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
- Recipient of the Order of the Garter.
- Recipient of the Order of the Thistle.
- Recipient of the Royal Guelphic Order.
- Documented visual and heraldic records: portrait images, coat of arms file, and signature image referenced in the structured properties.

## Body

### Early life and identity
- Born 27 January 1773. The data records his birth date (P569: +1773-01-27T00:00:00Z) and his death date (P570: +1843-04-21T00:00:00Z).
- He is identified in the provided descriptions and aliases as Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex. Aliases include: "Prince Augustus Frederick", "H.R.H. Prince Augustus Frederick", "Prince Augustus Frederick of Great Britain", "Prince Augustus Frederick of the United Kingdom", "Augustus Frederick of Great Britain", and "Augustus Frederick of the United Kingdom".
- Source material strings and identifiers indicate he was a son of George III (as referenced in identifiers and title strings supplied in the structured data).

### Education
- Educated at the University of Göttingen (educated_at: Q152838; also listed in related affiliations). The structured data records this educational affiliation.

### Titles, roles, and fields
- Principal public identity: British prince and Duke of Sussex. The Wikidata description given is "British prince (1773–1843)".
- Fields recorded by the source material associate him with aristocracy and activities in learned societies and public ceremonial life.

### Affiliations and memberships
- Member or affiliate of the Royal Society (listed under related items and implied in member_of entries).
- Associated with the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (listed under related items).
- Affiliated with the University of Göttingen (both as education and institutional affiliation).
- The structured data includes member_of Q684415, Q123885, Q6737150 (these Q-codes appear in the source material’s member_of list).

### Honours and awards
- Order of the Garter (listed in Awards / Recognition).
- Order of the Thistle (listed in Awards / Recognition).
- Royal Guelphic Order (listed in Awards / Recognition).
- These honours are explicitly recorded in the provided material as awards received by Prince Augustus Frederick.

### Period of public activity
- Work period is recorded in the structured properties: work_period_start +1800-01-01T00:00:00Z and work_period_end +1843-01-01T00:00:00Z, indicating the span of his publicly recorded activities in the source material.

### Visual and heraldic records
- Image files and heraldic items listed in the structured properties:
  - P18: "Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex by Guy Head.jpg"
  - P1442: "Grab Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex.jpg"
  - P94: "Coat of Arms of Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex.svg"
  - P109: "Signature of Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex.svg"

### Identifiers and archival references (selected from structured properties)
- VIAF / library / archive and other identifiers included in the source data:
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  - aliases: "Prince Augustus Frederick", "H.R.H. Prince Augustus Frederick", "Prince Augustus Frederick of Great Britain", "Prince Augustus Frederick of the United Kingdom", "Augustus Frederick of Great Britain", "Augustus Frederick of the United Kingdom"

### Legacy and records
- The provided material includes multiple archival, library, and authority identifiers that indicate substantial preservation of his records across national and library systems.
- Portraits, a coat of arms file, and a signature image are among the extant visual records specifically referenced.

### Limitations of the available source material
- The provided data lists many identifiers, affiliations, honours, and descriptive labels but does not include specific authored works, patents, companies founded, or published scholarly papers attributable to Prince Augustus Frederick in the supplied content.
- The place of birth is not provided in the supplied material, so it is not stated here.

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## References

1. Integrated Authority File
2. The Complete Peerage
3. The Peerage
4. Hansard 1803–2005
5. Find a Grave
6. Complete List of Royal Society Fellows 1660-2007
7. International Standard Name Identifier
8. Virtual International Authority File
9. RKDartists
10. CERL Thesaurus
11. Genealogics
12. Digital Scriptorium Catalog