Charles Stuart, Duke of Kendal
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Charles Stuart, Duke of Kendal (4 July 1666 – 22 May 1667) was the third son of James, Duke of York (later James II of England
) and his first wife Anne Hyde
.
Charles was born on 4 July 1666 at St James's Palace. His godparents were his three-year-old brother James, Duke of Cambridge
, James, Duke of Monmouth and Emilia von Nassau, Countess of Ossory
. He was designated Duke of Kendal
and was to have been created Duke of Kendal, Earl of Wigmore and Baron of Holdenby, but no patent was ever enrolled. He died at St James's Palace at the age of 10 months on 22 May 1667 and was buried in Westminster Abbey
on 30 May 1667.
would not have any children, so he received a coat of arms
as if he were a son of the Sovereign. Said arm consisted of those of the kingdom, differenced by a label argent of three points, on each three torteaux gules
James II of England
James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
) and his first wife Anne Hyde
Anne Hyde
Anne Hyde was the first wife of James, Duke of York , and the mother of two monarchs, Mary II of England and Scotland and Anne of Great Britain....
.
Charles was born on 4 July 1666 at St James's Palace. His godparents were his three-year-old brother James, Duke of Cambridge
James Stuart, Duke of Cambridge
James, Duke of Cambridge KG was the second son of James, Duke of York and his first wife Anne Hyde....
, James, Duke of Monmouth and Emilia von Nassau, Countess of Ossory
Emilia von Nassau, Countess of Ossory
Emilia van Nassau-Beverweerd, Countess of Ossory was a Dutch-Anglo courtier.Emilia was born in Holland, the daughter of Lodewijk van Nassau, Lord of Beverweerd, the Governor of 's-Hertogenbosch, and his wife Isabella, Countess of Hornes.Her elder sister Elisabeth van Nassau-Beverweerd became the...
. He was designated Duke of Kendal
Duke of Kendal
The titles of Earl of Kendal and Duke of Kendal have been created several times, usually for people with some connection to the royal family....
and was to have been created Duke of Kendal, Earl of Wigmore and Baron of Holdenby, but no patent was ever enrolled. He died at St James's Palace at the age of 10 months on 22 May 1667 and was buried in Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...
on 30 May 1667.
Arms
Although he was only a grandson of a British Sovereign, by the time of his birth it had become obvious that his uncleCharles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
would not have any children, so he received a coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
as if he were a son of the Sovereign. Said arm consisted of those of the kingdom, differenced by a label argent of three points, on each three torteaux gules