Edward Duke of York and Albany
- Category : Notable-Famous-Royal-family
- Type : PSP
- Profile : 1/3 - Investigating / Martyr
- Definition : Split - Small (48)
- Incarnation Cross : RAX Service 1
Biography
Prince of Great Britain, the younger brother of George III of the United Kingdom, and the second son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha.
Edward served with the Royal Navy. He participated in the naval descents against the French coast taking part in the failed Raid on St Malo, which ended in the Battle of St. Cast in 1758. He was made Captain on 14 June 1759, Rear-Admiral of the Blue in 1761 and Vice-Admiral of the Blue in 1762.
In the late summer of 1767, on his way to Genoa, Edward fell ill and had to be landed in the harbour of Monaco. Despite the care and attention he was given, he died in the Palace of Honoré III, Prince of Monaco, on 17 September 1767.