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Signature of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

British prince (1763-1827)

† 1827 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art; cross-wiki notability: 36 language Wikipedias
In the collections of
Metropolitan Museum of Art
License & source
Public domain · Wikidata
Life

Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany was born on August 16, 1763 in St James's Palace and died on January 5, 1827 in Rutland House, aged 63. Recorded occupations: military personnel, politician, painter, aristocrat and Catholic bishop. Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Positions held include member of the House of Lords and Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück. Educated at University of Göttingen. Honours include Grand Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky, Order of St. Andrew, Knight of the Garter and Royal Fellow of the Royal Society. Member of Royal Society of London.

At a glance
Born
August 16, 1763 · St James's Palace
Died
January 5, 1827 · Rutland House
Age at death
63
Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupations
military personnel, politician, painter, aristocrat, Catholic bishop
Positions held
member of the House of Lords, Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück
Education
University of Göttingen
Honours
Grand Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky, Order of St. Andrew, Knight of the Garter, Royal Fellow of the Royal Society
Wikipedia editions
36 languages
Signature licence
Public domain
About this signature

This image of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1827 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 1 major museum.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q213573 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany on Wikipedia.

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