George Rex - Citizendia

George Rex was a British-born entrepreneur, who spent most of his adult life in the Cape Colony, South Africa. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Cape Colony, part of modern South Africa, was established by the Dutch East India Company in 1652 with the founding of Cape Town. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa He founded the town of Knysna in the Western Cape and played a key role in its development. Knysna ( probably from a Khoikhoi word meaning "ferns" is a town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa and is part of the Garden The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. Rex filled a number of positions in the Cape Colony - including Marshal of the Vice-admiralty Court, notary public to the Governor and advocate for the Crown - before settling on the farm Melkhoutkraal, in the Knysna district. Marshal (also sometimes spelled marshall in American English, but not in British English) is a word used in several official titles of various branches A notary public is an officer who can administer Oaths and Statutory Declarations Witness and authenticate documents A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government An advocate is one who speaks on behalf of another person especially in a legal context Throughout the Commonwealth realms The Crown is an abstract metonymic concept which represents the legal authority for the existence of any government

Much of Rex's life is steeped in myth. It has often been stated that he was the son of King George III and Hannah Lightfoot, and that he was banished to the Cape to prevent a Royal scandal. A king is a male Monarch, or a Head of state, who may or may not depending on the style of government of a nation exercise monarchal powers over a territory usually George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places Hannah Lightfoot ( October 12 1730 &ndash before December 1759 is sometimes erroneously named as a wife of George III of the United Kingdom. The allegation has been thoroughly disproved, although Rex himself never made such a claim. According to another legend, Rex arrived at Melkhoutkraal in a carriage that bore George III's coat of arms. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people Rex was also said to have possessed great influence with people in high office in the Cape, and he regularly entertained distinguished visitors such as Lord Charles Somerset, the Earl of Caledon and, later, Sir Lowry Cole at his estate. The Lord Charles Henry Somerset ( December 2 1767 &ndash February 18 1831) was a British governor of the Cape Colony, South Africa Earl of Caledon, of Caledon County Tyrone, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland.

Alleged royal descent

Little is known about Rex's childhood. It was rumoured that King George III met a Quakeress Hannah Lightfoot, during his teens and fell passionately in love with her,^[1] and furthermore that he had several children by her, which included George Rex. Another rumour stated that, while still Prince of Wales, George had secretly married Lightfoot and never divorced. ^[2] In June 1866, during a case which considered the documentary evidence of George's own alleged marriage to Lightfoot, a Certificate of Marriage to Lightfoot was presented before an Appeal Court. ^[2] It bore George's signature and was supported by signed affidavits and expert testimony as to the legitimacy of these signatures. ^[2] However, the Judges denounced the certificate, as well as certain other documents of proof, as forgeries.

When George became king, he married Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and allegedly banished his son, George Rex, to the Cape Colony, in order to prevent a royal embarrassment. Queen Charlotte, (née Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; 19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) was the Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a Duchy and later Grand duchy in northern Germany, roughly consisting of the present day district of Mecklenburg-Strelitz According to myth, Rex received an annual allowance of £1 000 from his father.

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^ English Monarchs - Kings and Queens of England - George III (HTML) (english). Retrieved on 2007-03-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hannah Regina: Britain's Quaker Queen (HTML) (english). Retrieved on 2007-03-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor.

Alleged royal descent

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