Sold – King William IV Says Farewell to His Family
“He has shaken us all in the hand on going into the room…”.
George FitzClarence was the eldest of the ten children born to the actress Dorothy Jordan and the Duke of Clarence, later King William IV. When his father became King in 1830, George pressed him for honors, and in 1831 he was created Earl of Munster. The King died on June 20, 1837....
George FitzClarence was the eldest of the ten children born to the actress Dorothy Jordan and the Duke of Clarence, later King William IV. When his father became King in 1830, George pressed him for honors, and in 1831 he was created Earl of Munster. The King died on June 20, 1837. This letter from Munster is a first hand description of how he took leave of his family.
Autograph Letter Signed, June 16, 1837. "I have found the King’s strength greatly diminished & I fear the alarm is not without foundation – I think he has, poor soul – as good as taken leave of us – He has shaken us all in the hand on going into the room – I think him sadly oppressed with weakness and dread.” The letter comes with an engraving "The Population of the British Empire according to the Census", showing population figures in a circular diagram, with the Earl of Munster’s portrait in the center.
The King’s young niece, Victoria, succeeded him. Considering himself ill-treated during Queen Victoria’s reign, Munster shot himself in his library on the night of March 20, 1842
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