Lady Augusta Gordon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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illegitimate daughter of William IV
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Place of Birth: London
About Lady Augusta Gordon
- Lady Augusta Gordon (née FitzClarence; 17 November 1803 – 8 December 1865) was a British noblewoman.
- Born the fourth illegitimate daughter of William IV of the United Kingdom (then Duke of Clarence) by his long-time mistress Dorothea Jordan, she grew up at their Bushy House residence in Teddington.
- Augusta had four sisters and five brothers all surnamed FitzClarence.
- Soon after their father became monarch, the FitzClarence children were raised to the ranks of younger children of a marquess. In 1827, Augusta married the Hon.
- John Kennedy-Erskine, a younger son of the 13th Earl of Cassilis.
- They had three children before he died in 1831.
- Five years later, she married Lord Frederick Gordon, the third son of the 9th Marquess of Huntly.
- After the death of her sister Sophia in 1837, Augusta was appointed State Housekeeper of Kensington Palace by her father.
- She was the mother of the novelist Wilhelmina FitzClarence, Countess of Munster.
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| Description | British painter | ||
| Date of birth/death | 21 October 1800 | 1891 | |
| Location of birth/death | London | England | |
| Work location | London (1806–1891) | ||
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