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Frederick however pursued a career in public life occupying a succession of high posts. (He was made Lord Lieutenant of Ireland at one time!) By 1783, he was Lord Privy Seal, & ten years after that was elected a Knight of the Garter, a very prestigious post in England. *Frederick's great contribution to Castle Howard was his collection of paintings. In 1798, along with the Duke of Bridgewater & Lord Gower, he acquired the Italian paintings from the Orleans collection. Among the pictures that were exhibited in London were paintings by Titian, Veronese, Raphael, Tintoretto, & many other Old Masters. Frederick died in 1825 aged 77, and was succeeded by his son George. (I got these infos from the internet:)
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