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George Augustus Frederick FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster PC (29 January 1794 – 20 March 1842), was the eldest natural son of William IV of the United Kingdom and his long-time mistress Dorothy Jordan.

He was created 1st Earl of Munster, 1st Viscount FitzClarence and 1st Baron Tewkesbury in the county of Gloucester, on 4 June 1831,^[1] and made a Privy Councillor in 1833. "Earl of Munster" had been a courtesy title held by his father before his accession to the British throne.

He gained the rank of Major-General. He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King William IV between 1830 and 1837. He held the office of Lieutenant of the Tower between 1831 and 1833. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1833. He held the office of Constable of Windsor Castle between 1833 and 1842. He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria between 1837 and 1841.

He wed Mary Wyndham (d. 3 December 1842), daughter of George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont and his mistress Elizabeth Fox, on 18 October 1819. They were the parents to seven children:

• Lady Adelaide Georgiana (28 August 1820 - 11 October 1883); died unmarried
• Lady Augusta Margaret (29 July 1822-5 September 1846); married Baron Knut Philip Bonde in Paris in 1844, died of childbed fever at Katrineholm, Sweden, one daughter (Ingeborg Augusta Sofia Bonde, 1846-1872)
• Lord William George, 2nd Earl of Munster (19 May 1824-30 April 1901)
• Hon. Frederick Charles George (1 February 1826-17 December 1878); no issue
• Lady Mary Gertrude (d. 1834); died in infancy
• Capt. George (15 April 1836-24 March 1894)
• Lt. Edward (8 July 1837 - 23 July 1855); died of wounds during the Siege of Sevastopol in the Crimean War

FitzClarence committed suicide by a gunshot wound at the age of 48 in London.

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16. George II of Great Britain               8. Frederick, Prince of Wales                       17. Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach               4. George III of the United Kingdom                             18. Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg               9. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha                       19. Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst               2. William IV of the United Kingdom                                   20. Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz               10. Charles Louis Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Mirow                       21. Princess Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen               5. Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz                             22. Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen               11. Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen                       23. Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach               1. George FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster                                         24. James Bland               12. Nathaniel Bland                       25. Lucy Brewster               6. Francis Bland                             26. Francis Heaton               13. Elizabeth Heaton                       27. Elizabeth Curtis               3. Dorothy Jordan                                   7. Grace Phillips

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Honorary titles
Preceded by William Loftus	Lieutenant of the Tower of London 1831–1833	Succeeded by Lord Frederick FitzClarence
Preceded by The Marquess Conyngham	Constable of Windsor Castle 1833–1842	Succeeded by Prince Augustus Frederick
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Earl of Munster 1831–1842	Succeeded by William FitzClarence

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