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Duke of Cumberland

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Duke of Cumberlandis apeeragetitle that was conferred upon junior members of theBritish royal family,named after thehistoric countyofCumberland.[1]

History[edit]

TheEarldom of Cumberland,created in 1525, became extinct in 1643. The dukedom was created in thePeerage of Englandin 1644 forPrince Rupert of the Rhine,nephew of KingCharles I.When he died without male heirs, the title was created again in the Peerage of England in 1689 forPrince George of Denmark,husband ofPrincess Anne,younger daughter of KingJames II.He also died without heirs, in 1708. Neither of these men, however, was usually known by his peerage title.

The third creation, in thePeerage of Great Britain,was forPrince William,the third son of KingGeorge II.Other titles granted to Prince William wereMarquess of Berkhampstead,Earl of Kennington,Viscount TrematonandBaron Alderney.Since the Prince died unmarried and without children, his titles became extinct at his death.

The titlesDuke of Cumberland and StrathearnandDuke of Cumberland and Teviotdalewere later created in the Peerage of Great Britain.

List of titleholders[edit]

Dukes of Cumberland, first creation (1644)[edit]

Duke Portrait Birth Marriage(s) Death
Prince Rupert
House of Wittelsbach
1644–1682
also:Earl of Holderness(1644) 		Prince Rupert 17 December 1619
Prague
son ofFrederick V, Elector PalatineandElizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia 		Never married 29 November 1682
Westminster
aged 62
Nephew ofCharles I,died without legitimate issue.

Dukes of Cumberland, second creation (1689)[edit]

Duke Portrait Birth Marriage(s) Death
Prince George
House of Oldenburg
1689–1708
also:Earl of Kendaland Baron Wokingham (1689) 		Prince George 2 June 1653
Copenhagen Castle
son ofFrederick III of DenmarkandSophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg 		Anne
28 July 1683
5 children 		28 October 1708
Kensington Palace
aged 55
Husband ofQueen Anne,died without surviving issue.

Dukes of Cumberland, third creation (1726)[edit]

Duke Portrait Birth Marriage(s) Death
Prince William
also Marquess of Berkhamsted, Earl of Kennington,Viscount Trematonand Baron Alderney (Great Britain, 1726) 		Prince William 26 April 1721
Leicester House, London
son ofGeorge II of Great BritainandCaroline of Ansbach 		Never married 31 October 1765
London
aged 44
Also known as"Butcher" CumberlandandSweet William.

Dukes of Cumberland and Strathearn (1766)[edit]

Further information:Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn

The sole title-holder wasPrince Henry(1745–1790), third son ofFrederick, Prince of Wales.He died without legitimate issue, when the dukedom again became extinct.

Dukes of Cumberland and Teviotdale (1799)[edit]

Further information:Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale

This double dukedom, in thePeerage of Great Britain,was bestowed on PrinceErnest Augustus(1771–1851) (laterKing of Hanover), the fifth son and eighth child of KingGeorge III of the United KingdomandKing of Hanover.In 1919, it was suspended under theTitles Deprivation Act 1917and, as of 2023,has not been restored to its titular heir.

Family trees[edit]

Contract bridge[edit]

An historic fixedbridgehand is known as the Duke of Cumberland hand. The hand also appeared inIan Fleming'sJames Bondthriller,Moonraker.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Cumberland, Dukes and Earls of".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 620.
  2. ^The Duke of Cumberland bridge hand

See also[edit]

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