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Paternal Family Tree: Hanover
On 8th September 1761 [his father] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 23) and [his mother] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 17) were married at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She by marriage Queen Consort England. He the son of [his grandfather] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and [his grandmother] Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 41). They were third cousins. He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 2nd August 1767 Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn was born to King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 29) and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 23) at Buckingham House [Map].
In 1786 [his father] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 47) created new Garter Knights as follows:
601st Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn (age 18),
602nd [his brother] Ernest Augustus King Hanover (age 14),
603rd [his brother] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex (age 12),
604th [his brother] Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge (age 11),
605th William Elector of Hesse (age 42),
606th Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 41),
607th George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham (age 32),
608th Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis (age 47).
In 1787 Thomas Gainsborough (age 59). Portrait of Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn (age 19).
On 24th April 1799 Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn (age 31) was created 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn.
On 29th May 1818 Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn (age 50) and Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn (age 31) were married at Ehrenburg Palace. She by marriage Duchess Kent and Strathearn. She the daughter of Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha and Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 61). He the son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 79) and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 74). They were third cousin once removed.
On 11th July 1818 Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn (age 50) and [his wife] Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn (age 31) were married at Kew Palace Kew, Surrey.
On 17th November 1818 [his mother] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 74) died.
On 24th May 1819 [his daughter] Victoria was born to Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn (age 51) and [his wife] Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn (age 32). She a granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 23rd January 1820 Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn (age 52) died at Woolbrook Cottage Sidmouth, Devon.
On 12th February 1820 Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn (deceased) was buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. Duke Kent and Strathearn extinct.
On 16th March 1861 [his former wife] Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn (age 74) died. She was buried at Duchess of Kent's Mausoleum Frogmore Estate Home Park Windsor, Berkshire.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King George I Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg
GrandFather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Joachim Ernst Hohenzollern 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Hohenzollern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea Maria Anhalt
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg I Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann Philipp Wettin Duke Saxe Altenburg 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John George Wettin Elector Saxony 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Augustus Duke of Saxe Weissenfels 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Duchess Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe Gotha Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Maria of Ostfriesland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg
Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke John Albert I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke John VII of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Sophia Hohenzollern 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Oldenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine Hesse 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Duke of Brunswick-Dannenberg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Julius Ernst Duke of Brunswick-Dannenberg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Katharina 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian Günther I Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Great x 3 Grandfather: Anton Günther I Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Great x 2 Grandfather: Christian William I Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Great x 1 Grandmother: Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Mother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea Maria Anhalt
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Gotha 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann Philipp Wettin Duke Saxe Altenburg 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Albert Count of Erbach-Schönberg
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Louis I Count of Erbach-Erbach
Great x 1 Grandmother: Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach