Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent

Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent (2 November 1767 - 23 January 1820) was the fourth son of King George III of the United Kingdom and the father of Queen Victoria. He was created the Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Earl of Dublin on 23 April 1799.

His Royal Highness The Prince Edward Augustus was born in Buckingham Palace and entered the army, being stationed in Gibraltar for some years. He remained single until 1818 when, following the death of the heir to the throne, Princess Charlotte Augusta, the succession began to look shaky. King George IV had no surviving legitimate children, nor did the next in line for the throne, his brother William IV. The Duke of Kent now married the widowed Princess Viktoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and their only child, Victoria, was born the following year. The Duke of Kent predeceased his three elder brothers, but, since none of them had any surviving legitimate issue, his daughter was next in line for the throne on the death of William IV in 1837.