Prince Philip, The Duke of Chelsea

Prince Philip Edmund of Wessex was the younger brother of George the Great and the younger son of King William II of Wessex and his wife Queen Mary of Wessex.

Early Life
The young prince was named Philip Edmund. He was born at White Hall in Norfolk. He was recognized as a Prince of the Blood as a male-line grandchild of Queen Anne I of Wessex. His sponsors were his paternal uncle Augustus, The Duke of Hanover (for whom Wilhelm, The Prince of St. Germans stood proxy) King Vladimir of Bohemia (for who Prince George, The Duke of Worcester stood proxy) and his maternal aunt The Duchess of Saxe (for whom Lady Charlotte Edwin, his mother's lady-in-waiting stood proxy).

As a boy Philip, with his brother went through long hours of schooling in arithmetic, languages, geometry, writing, religion, and even dancing to ensure the boys grew up to be well rounded. For the future George II, the young Prince Philip was his constant companion, but Philip was his mother's favorite. As he grew up, quite unlike his famous brother, Philip preferred a simple and solitary life compared to his social brother who became very popular. Those who knew Prince Philip described him as frivolous, somewhat lazy, and often did not keep the most upright company.

After his marriage to Duchess Catherine of Saxony friction between the brothers began to develop. Catherine was said to be overzealous and pushy and didn't fit in well with the close knit family. The troubled company Philip continued to socialize with caused greater concern with the image conscious George as the scandals began to become public knowledge. Greater tension was felt when Catherine's brother transformed into a Vampire.

When the Queen Anne I heard that Prince Philip and his wife were pregnant, she created the her grandson, "The Duke of Chelsea". Their son Prince Frederick Andrew of Chelsea was born at Woodstock Palace in the Duke's own private apartments he had been granted by his grandmother.

Later Life
When Philip's brother ascended the throne as George II of Wessex, he named Philip a privy counsellor.

According to the Fifth Regency Act, established by William II, in the event that George the Great died before any of his children became a young adult, Philip would have been created Regent under the act. But by this time George mistrusted his brother and didn't think of him of being able to preform the duties of a Regent with a sound and capable mind. George thus altered the Regency Act (but still keeping it in place) and named his wife Queen Sofia as Regent in the event of a Regency.