Augustus d'Este (1794-1848), multiple sclerosis sufferer and peerage claimant
- D'Este, Sir Augustus Frederick (1794-1848)
- Date:
- 18 May 1848
- Reference:
- MS.9182
- Archives and manuscripts
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Description
Autograph letter signed by 'Sir Augustus d'Este' to The Rt Honorable The Earl Spencer Lord High Chamberlain stating his apologies for not being able to attend a royal ball at Buckingham Palace due to his debilitating condition.
Publication/Creation
18 May 1848
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1 bifolium 1 bifolium
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Acquisition note
Purchased from Maggs Bros. Ltd, March 2015.
Biographical note
Augustus d'Este, son of Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, and Lady Augusta Murray, and the grandson of George III, is the earliest recorded person for whom a definite diagnosis of multiple sclerosis can be made. His parents' marriage being in contravention of the Royal Marriages Act 1772 was therefore legally null and void and d'Este was illegitimate under British law. He was born Augustus Frederick Hanover, but the last name was later legally changed to d'Este.
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- 2161