On This Day In History . 1 February 1707 . Frederick, Prince of Wales was born . . Frederick’s early life; . ◼ Prince Frederick Louis was born on 1 February 1707 in Hanover, Germany, son of the future King of Great Britain George II & Caroline of Ansbach. Frederick was nicknamed “Griff” within the family. . ◼ In the year of Queen Anne’s death & the coronation of king George I, Frederick’s parents, George, Prince of Wales (later George II), & Caroline of Ansbach, were called upon to leave Hanover for Great Britain when their eldest son was only seven years old. He was left in the care of his grand-uncle Ernest Augustus, Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück, & did not see his parents again for 14 years. . ◼ In 1722, Frederick was inoculated against smallpox on the instructions of his mother Caroline. His grandfather, George I, created him Duke of Edinburgh, Marquess of the Isle of Ely, Earl of Eltham in the county of Kent, Viscount of Launceston in the county of Cornwall, & Baron of Snaudon (Snowdon) in the county of Carnarvon, on 26 July 1726. . . ◼ Frederick arrived in England in 1728 as a grown man, the year after his father had become King George II. By then, George & Caroline had had several younger children, & Frederick, himself now Prince of Wales, was a high-spirited youth fond of drinking, gambling & women. The long separation damaged their relationship, & they would never be close. . ◼ 1728 also saw the foundation of Fredericksburg, Virginia, which was named after him — his other namesakes are Prince Frederick, Maryland (1722), Fort Frederick, Maine (1729–30), Fort Frederick, South Carolina (1730–34), Fort Frederick, New York (completed 1735) & Fort Frederica, Georgia (founded 1736), whilst Fort Frederick, Maryland, Point Frederick, Ontario, Fort Frederick, Ontario & Fort Frederick, New Brunswick were also named after him posthumously. . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #theyear1707 #d1feb #Frederickprinceofwales #PrinceofWales #PrinceFrederick #HouseofHanover #History #BritishMonarchy #Royalhistory #heritage #onthisday #historyfacts #Historic #historyblogger #bloggerlife #Historyblog #Hanoverian #heir #georgeii #dukeofedinburgh #otd (at Hanover, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8CkoqIAPnn/?igshid=1swhop1txzk24
