Prince Alfred of Great Britain

Prince Alfred
Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, 1782
Born	(1780-09-22)22 September 1780 Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Died	20 August 1782(1782-08-20) (aged 1) Lower Lodge, Windsor Great Park, England
Burial	27 August 1782 Westminster Abbey 11 February 1820 Royal Vault, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
House	Hanover
Father	George III
Mother	Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Prince Alfred of Great Britain (22 September 1780 – 20 August 1782)^[1] was the fourteenth child and ninth and youngest son of King George III and his queen consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. In 1782, Alfred, who had never enjoyed robust health, became unwell after his inoculation against smallpox. His early death, along with that of his brother Prince Octavius six months later, deeply distressed the royal family. In his later bouts of madness, King George imagined conversations with both of his youngest sons.