[277] George III had fifteen children by his wife: George, Prince of Wales (1762-1830); Frederick, Duke of York (1763-1827); William, Duke of Clarence (1765-1837); Edward, Duke of Kent (1767-1820); Ernest, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (1771-1851); Augustus, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843); Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850); Octavius (1779-1783); Alfred (1780-1782); Charlotte, afterwards Queen of Würtemburg (1766-1828); Augusta (1768-1840); Elizabeth, afterwards Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg (1770-1840); Mary, afterwards Duchess of Gloucester (1776-1857); Sophia (1777-1848); Amelia (1783-1810).
[278] Massey: History of England.
[279] Court and Private Life.
[280] Mrs. Papendiek: Court and Private Life.
[281] See supra, vol. ii, p. 282.
[282] Quoted in Fitzgerald's Family of George III.
[283] Life and Letters of Sir Gilbert Elliot.
[284] The present writer has given a detailed sketch of the life of the Prince of Wales in The First Gentleman of Europe.
[285] Papendiek: Court and Private Life.
[286] Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.