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Incredible King George II autograph letter signed to his son Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales, evicting him from St. James Palace in response to the infamous ''baby incident.'' Frederick actively antagonized his royal parents throughout his adult life. Then, on 31 July 1737 his wife Augusta went into labor at the Hampton Court Palace in Middlesex, and he had her transported to St. James's Palace in Pall Mall 15 miles away. A scandal ensued, and the exasperated King writes here, in part: ''...You know very well that you did not give the least intimation to me or the Queen that the Princess was with Child or Breeding until within less than a month of the Birth of the young Princess...you industriously concealed from the knowledge of me & the Queen every circumstance relating to that important affair, and you...hurried the Princess from Hampton Court in a condition not to be named, after having thus in Execution of your determined measures exposed both the Princess & her child to the greatest Perils...This extravagant & undutifull [sic] behaviour in so Ysential [sic] a point as the Birth of an Heir to my crown is such an Evidence of your premeditated defyance [sic] to me, & such a contempt of my authority & of the natural rights belonging to your parents...until you return to your duty, you shall not reside in my palace...it is my Pleasure that you leave St. James's with all your Family when it can be done without prejudice or inconvenience to the Princess - I shall at present leave to the Princess the care of my Grand Daughter until a proper time calls upon me to consider of her Education...George R''. 2pp. letter on a single sheet measures 8'' x 12.5''. Creasing, separation to fold intersections, and tears along lower left edge, with a chip to the bottom edge at center. Very good. Exceptional letter with historical importance to the British throne.
King George II Letter to His Son Frederick, Furious Over The Infamous Birth Escapade -- ''...you...exposed both the Princess & her child to the greatest Perils...you shall not reside in my palace...''
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