Robert Henry Clarence
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Robert Henry Clarence was Hereditary Chief of the Mosquito Nation. He was born at the Public General Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica
. He was the last Hereditary Chief of Mosquito in 1890-1894 and briefly during July to August 1894.
He succeeded on the death of his cousin Jonathan Charles Frederick
, Hereditary Chief of Mosquito July 1890. After his downfall, he was rescued by a British warship that took him into exile together with 200 refugees to Puerto Limon, Costa Rica
, and later to Jamaica
. He was granted a pension by the British government of £1,785 per annum.
He was heir apparent and head of the royal house until his death.
He died after an operation at the Public General Hospital in Kingston in Jamaica on the 6th of January 1908. He was married once to Irene Morrison. He had two children, one of which was a princess: Mary Clarence. He was succeeded as head of the royal house by his cousin Robert Frederick.
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
. He was the last Hereditary Chief of Mosquito in 1890-1894 and briefly during July to August 1894.
He succeeded on the death of his cousin Jonathan Charles Frederick
Jonathan Charles Frederick
Jonathan Charles Frederick, Hereditary Chief of the Miskito Nation, was the son of Princess Matilda, daughter of H.M. Robert Charles Frederic, King of the Miskito Nation, by a junior wife. He succeeded after the abdication of his cousin, 8 March 1889, but died from alcoholism, ca. 8 July 1890....
, Hereditary Chief of Mosquito July 1890. After his downfall, he was rescued by a British warship that took him into exile together with 200 refugees to Puerto Limon, Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, and later to Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
. He was granted a pension by the British government of £1,785 per annum.
He was heir apparent and head of the royal house until his death.
He died after an operation at the Public General Hospital in Kingston in Jamaica on the 6th of January 1908. He was married once to Irene Morrison. He had two children, one of which was a princess: Mary Clarence. He was succeeded as head of the royal house by his cousin Robert Frederick.