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Show . .. MASONIC. Dates of Initiation of the Royal Masons. Items of Interest. Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales, was initiated at a special lodge held at Kew by Dr Desaguliers on the 5th November, 173. His brother, the Duke of Cumberland, was initiated in 1743. The Dukes of York of Cumberland (grand master in 1783) and of Gloucester, sons of the Prmce of Wales, were made respectively in 1.65, 1767 and 1766 (the first of the three at Berhn), and were all granted the rank of P. lx. M. or England in 1767. The Duke of tiloucester, son of the last mimed, was admittted m 1795 and made P. G. M. in 1711. George TV then Prince of Wales, was initiated by his uncle, the Duke of Cumberland, 178. and succeeded him as grand master in l.., resigning on his accession to the throne in Shut retaining the title of patron. His brothers, the Dukes of York, of Clarence (William IV) and of Kent, were made ta 1W 1T88 and 1790, the latter at Gene'va. The Duke of Kent , p toyed a prominent part as grand MrtBrfth , rival grand lodge at the union of 1813. Al three were granted the rank of past grand master Another brother, Duke o Cum-beriknd, Cum-beriknd, afterward king of Hanover, wan initiate in 1790, received the usual rank c I A , and from 1828 till his death 1851 was grand muster of the grand odgof HanoVor. His son George V of Hanorer was initiated at Hanover in 18o, both the grand lodge and the kingdom m thn Prussians abolished tne one and b otl r n 1806. Finally the Duke of Sussex; another bother of George IV was nitiated at Berlin in 1798, was deputy nd myterof England in 1812 and m S,Tbecanie grand master till his death in 1843,-Masonic Review. |