Robert Henry Clarence

Robert Henry Clarence (6 September 1872 – 6 January 1908) also known as Robert II was the Hereditary Chief of Mosquitia from 1890 to 1894.^[1] He was born at the Public General Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica.

Robert Henry Clarence
Hereditary Chief of the Miskito Nation
Reign	11 November 1890 – 7 August 1894
Investiture	11 November 1890
Predecessor	Jonathan Charles Frederick
Successor	Robert Frederick
Born	(1872-09-06)6 September 1872 Public General Hospital, Kingston, Jamaica
Died	6 January 1908(1908-01-06) (aged 35) Public General Hospital, Kingston, Jamaica
Burial	Kingston, Jamaica
Spouse	Irene Morrison
Issue	Princess Mary Clarence
Father	Prince William Henry Clarence
Mother	a Lady from Rama

Clarence succeeded to the chiefdom on the death of his cousin Jonathan Charles Frederick, Hereditary Chief of the Miskito, in 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, and remained head of the "royal house" in name until his death.^{[citation needed]}

Clarence died after an operation at the Public General Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica on 6 January 1908. He was married once to Irene Morrison, with whom he had two children, one of which was the "princess" Mary Clarence. He was succeeded as head of the royal house by his cousin Robert Frederick.^{[citation needed]}

Ancestry

Ancestors of Robert Henry Clarence
8. George Frederic Augustus I 4. Robert Charles Frederic 2. Prince William Henry Clarence 10. General Thomas Lowry Robinson 5. Juliana Robinson 1. Robert Henry Clarence 3. a Lady from Rama

See also

• Miskito people#History