George Sartorius


Sir George Sartorius

Portrait by João de Almeida Santos, 1858
Born(1790-08-09)9 August 1790
Bombay, India
Died13 April 1885(1885-04-13) (aged 94)
Buried
St. Mary's Church, South Baddesley, Hampshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Kingdom of Portugal
BranchRoyal Navy
Portuguese Navy
Service years1801–1832, 1836–1885 (UK)
1832–1833 (Portugal)
RankAdmiral of the Fleet (UK)
Admiral (Portugal)
Commands
Conflicts
Awards

Sir George Rose Sartorius, GCB (9 August 1790 – 13 April 1885) was a British naval officer. After serving as a junior officer during the Napoleonic Wars, he was present, as a post-captain, at the surrender of Napoleon Bonaparte to Captain Frederick Maitland of Bellerophon at Rochefort. He later commanded the navy of Dom Pedro in the Portuguese Civil Wars. Dom Pedro was attempting to defeat his brother Dom Miguel, who had usurped the throne of Portugal, and to install Pedro's daughter as the rightful queen, Dona Maria II.

Sartorius went on to command Malabar in the Mediterranean Fleet and received on board Baldomero Espartero, the regent of Spain, who had been driven out by a coup d'état. Sartorius later served as commander-in-chief at Queenstown.