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Collection	William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Reference	GEO/MAIN/54377
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Copy of a letter from W[illiam] H[enry Duke of Gloucester] to George III regarding George, Prince of Wales becoming a Knight of the Garter [enclosure of GEO/MAIN/54376]
Date	28 June 1786
Writer	William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1743-1805)
Addressee	George III, King
Description	William proposed standardising the age at which Princes of the blood were made Knights of the Garter, as the [Holy Roman] Emperor [Joseph II's] brothers' children were bestowed with the Toison D'or [Order of the Golden Fleece] at infancy, and William wished for his son [Prince William Frederick] to be the equal of foreign royalty.
Place Of Writing	Bern
Language	English
Extent	1 document (2 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
Related Material	For a subsequent letter from the Duke of Gloucester regarding Prince William Frederick becoming a Knight of the Garter, see GEO/MAIN/54404
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