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On King William's accession to the throne he gave his younger FitClarence children the addition title and /addition precedence of a Marquis's children.

Lord Frederick FitzClarence, born on December 9th, 1799, joined the Coldstream Guards, and was present at the Battle of Waterloo. On the 21st of February, 1826, when quartered at the Portman Street Barracks, he was detailled with thirty men of his company, to arrest what have come to be known as the Cato Street conspirators. A plot had addition been /addition formed, so it was discovered, to blow up addition a party of /addition Cabinet Ministers while they were dining in Mansfield Street with the Earl of Harrowby.

The following account is taken from a contemporary newspaper.

The magistrate of Bow Street, accompanied by a party of the patrol, proceeded to Cato Street deletion . /deletion where thirty desperadoes were assembled in a loft over some stables, approached by a ladder. The officer who led the patrol up, was stabbed and killed and all lights were extinguished. Captain FitzClarence arrived at this moment, the soldiers advancing with fixed bayonets, and at the sound of a pistol shot they set off at double quick time. A man darted out as they reached the stables and when he was stopped he pointed his pistol at Captain FitzClarence but as he discharged it Serjeant Legge knocked it out of his hand, the serjeant was wounded but the man was arrested. Captain FitzClarence led the way into the stable where a black man attacked him with a cutlass when one of the escort managed to ward off the blow. A shot was then fired at Captain FitzClarence by another of the gang, but the pistol missed fire. The soldiers now mounted the ladder into the loft where lay the body of the murdered officer and that of another man near him. The magistrate encouraged his men to do their duty, but owing to the darkness nine men escaped. Captain FitzClarence secured one of the prisoners, but he was very much bruised during the struggle and his uniform was almost torn to pieces. Arthur Thistlewood, the leader was among those who escaped, but he was captured next day in Moorfield where a large amount of ammunition and grenades were discovered.

Captain FitzClarence was presented with a sword by King George IV in recognition of his gallant conduct.

He was appointed Lt. Colonel of the 11th Foot (North Devon Regiment) and on his trasferenc to the 7th Royal Fusiliers the 11th Foot presented him with a sword with this inscription: "In token of the sincere affection for himself and their