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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Sir Frederick Beilby Watson, KCH, FRS (1773–11 July 1852) was a British courtier.

Watson was the son of William Watson, who was Ranger of Books (i.e. librarian) at the Treasury, and Elizabeth, née Beilby.[1] In 1805 he became Paymaster of the 1st The Royal Dragoons.[2] On 1 July 1815, he was appointed Assistant Private Secretary to The Prince Regent.[3] Prior to that appointment he had been Private Secretary to the Duke of Cumberland.[3]

In 1819 Watson was appointed a Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order.[4] He was promoted to Knight Commander and appointed a Knight Bachelor in 1827 and became Master of the Household that year, an office he held during the reigns of George IV, William IV and the early days of Victoria.[1][5] In 1843, he anonymously had published Religious and Moral Sentences Culled from the Works of Shakespeare, Compared with Sacred Passages Drawn from Holy Writ.[6]

On 11 July 1852, Watson died at his home on New Place, St John's Wood, aged 80.[1] He is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery.[7]

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  1. 1,0 1,1 1,2 The Gentleman's Magazine, Volumes 192-193
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  3. 3,0 3,1 The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales, 1770-1812: 1811-1812
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