Sir Augustus d'Este KCH
(1794-1848)

Died aged c. 54

Sir Augustus Frederick d'Este, KCH (13 January 1794 – 28 December 1848) was a relative of the British royal family and the earliest recorded person for whom a definite diagnosis of multiple sclerosis can be made. He was the only son of Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, and his wife Lady Augusta Murray. He was a grandson of King George III, nephew of Kings George IV and William IV, and a first cousin to Queen Victoria.

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H.R.H. The Duke of Sussex with Lady Augusta Murray and Colonel d'Este resided here in the Summer of 1794

13 Tackleway, Hastings, United Kingdom where they stayed (1794)