Biography of Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex 1768-1830

On 21st February 1759 [her father] John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore [aged 29] and [her mother] Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore [aged 29] were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway [aged 65] and [her grandmother] Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway [aged 50]. He the son of William Murray 3rd Earl Dunmore.

On 27th January 1768 Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex was born to [her father] John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore [aged 38] and [her mother] Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore [aged 38].

On 4th April 1793 Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 20] and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 25] were married at Rome, Italy [Map] in secret contrary to the Royal Marriages Act which required him to seek permission before marrying. She the daughter of John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore [aged 63] and Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore [aged 63]. He the son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 54] and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 48].

On 5th December 1793 [her husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 20] and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 25] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. Their second marriage; again contrary to the Royal Marriages Act.

In 1794 [her daughter] Augustus Frederick d'Este Hanover was born to [her husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 20] and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 25]. She a granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.

In August 1794 Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 21] and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 26] marriage annulled by the Court of Arches which deemed the marriage contrary to the Royal Marriages Act. The couple continued to live together until 1801 when they separated. She received a grant of £4000 each year and custody of their children.

On 8th April 1795 [her former brother-in-law] King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 32] and Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [aged 26] were married at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. He the son of [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 56] and [her former mother-in-law] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 50]. They were first cousins. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 24th April 1799 [her former brother-in-law] Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn [aged 31] was created 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn.

In 1801 [her former brother-in-law] Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge [aged 26] was created 1st Duke Cambridge.

In 1801 [her daughter] Augusta Emma d'Este Hanover was born to [her former husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 27] and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 32]. She a granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 24th November 1801 [her former husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 28] was created 1st Duke Sussex. Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 33] by marriage Duchess Sussex.

In 1803 [her brother] George Murray 5th Earl Dunmore [aged 40] and [her sister-in-law] Susan Hamilton Countess Dunmore [aged 29] were married. She the daughter of Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon [aged 62] and [her aunt] Harriet Stewart. He the son of [her father] John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore [aged 73] and [her mother] Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore [aged 73]. They were first cousins.

On 25th February 1809 [her father] John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore [aged 79] died. His son [her brother] George [aged 46] succeeded 5th Earl Dunmore. [her sister-in-law] Susan Hamilton Countess Dunmore [aged 35] by marriage Countess Dunmore.

In 1815 [her former brother-in-law] Ernest Augustus King Hanover [aged 43] and Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [aged 36] were married. She by marriage Duchess Cumberland and Teviotdale. He the son of [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 76] and [her former mother-in-law] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 70]. They were first cousins.

On 22nd July 1816 William Frederick Hanover 2nd Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 40] and [her former sister-in-law] Mary Hanover Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 40] were married at St James's Palace [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh. She the daughter of [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 78] and [her former mother-in-law] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 72]. He the son of William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh. They were first cousins. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

In 1818 [her mother] Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore [aged 88] died.

On 29th May 1818 [her former brother-in-law] Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn [aged 50] and Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn [aged 31] were married at Ehrenburg Palace. She by marriage Duchess Kent and Strathearn. She the daughter of Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha and Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha [aged 61]. He the son of [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 79] and [her former mother-in-law] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 74]. They were third cousin once removed.

On 1st June 1818 [her former brother-in-law] Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge [aged 44] and Princess Augusta Hesse-Kassel Duchess Cambridge [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Duchess Cambridge. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 79] and [her former mother-in-law] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 74]. They were second cousins. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 11th July 1818 [her former brother-in-law] King William IV of the United Kingdom [aged 52] and Queen Adelaide of England [aged 25] were married at Kew, Surrey. She by marriage Duchess Clarence and St Andrews. The difference in their ages was 26 years. He the son of [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 80].

On 23rd January 1820 [her former brother-in-law] Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn [aged 52] died at Woolbrook Cottage Sidmouth, Devon.

On 5th March 1830 Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 62] died at Ramsgate, Kent.

On 2nd May 1831 [her former husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 58] and Cecilia Gore aka Underwood Duchess of Inverness [aged 46] were married contrary to the Royal Marriages Act. On the same day she assumed the surname Underwood by Royal Licence. She did not assume the title Duchess of Sussex. She the daughter of Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran and Elizabeth Underwood Countess of Arran. He the son of [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland and [her former mother-in-law] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England.

On 21st April 1843 [her former husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 70] died at Kensington Palace. He was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery [Map]. Duke Sussex extinct.