Duke of Cumberland

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The Duke of Cumberland was a British royal prince and military commander known for his controversial leadership in mid-18th-century European and Jacobite conflicts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
noble title
allegiance British Army
aunt Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
burialPlace Westminster Abbey
causeOfNickname harsh repression after the Battle of Culloden
country Kingdom of Great Britain
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1721-04-15
dateOfDeath 1765-10-31
education tutored as a British royal prince
familyName Hanover
father King George II of Great Britain
givenName William
hasHolder Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
knownFor controversial military leadership
role in mid-18th-century European conflicts
role in suppressing Jacobite forces in Scotland
memberOfDynasty House of Hanover
militaryRank Field Marshal
mother Caroline of Ansbach
namedAfter Cumberland
nickname Butcher Cumberland
nobleTitle Prince of Great Britain
notableEvent Battle of Culloden
Battle of Dettingen
Battle of Fontenoy
notableWork command at the Battle of Culloden
command at the Battle of Fontenoy
command in the War of the Austrian Succession
suppression of the Jacobite rising of 1745
occupation military officer
participantIn Jacobite rising of 1745
Seven Years' War
War of the Austrian Succession
placeOfBirth Leicester House, London
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Duke of Cumberland
Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
linked to: Duke of Cumberland
religion Protestantism
residence Leicester House, London
St James's Palace
sexOrGender male
sibling Frederick, Prince of Wales
subclassOf Duke in the Peerage of Great Britain
uncle Frederick William I of Prussia

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Seven Years' War notableCommander Duke of Cumberland
George II of Great Britain child Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
linked to: Duke of Cumberland
Prince George of Denmark title Duke of Cumberland
Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland positionHeld Duke of Cumberland
subject linked to: Duke of Cumberland
Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland positionHeld Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
subject linked to: Duke of Cumberland
linked to: Duke of Cumberland
Earl of Kendal (1689 creation) subsidiaryTitleOf Duke of Cumberland (1689 creation)
subject linked to: Earl of Kendal
linked to: Duke of Cumberland
Prince George of Denmark heldTitle Duke of Cumberland
subject linked to: Earl of Kendal
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover positionHeld Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale
linked to: Duke of Cumberland
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover nobleTitle Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale
linked to: Duke of Cumberland
Prince Rupert of the Rhine positionHeld Duke of Cumberland
Jacobite risings significantFigure Duke of Cumberland
Battle of Fontenoy commander William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
linked to: Duke of Cumberland
Battle of Fontenoy associatedWith Duke of Cumberland
Battle of Lauffeld commander William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
linked to: Duke of Cumberland
Battle of Lauffeld AlliedCommander William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
linked to: Duke of Cumberland
George V of Hanover nobleTitle Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale
linked to: Duke of Cumberland
Lord George Sackville servedUnder Duke of Cumberland
Butcher Cumberland associatedWithTitle Duke of Cumberland
Captain-General of the Forces officeHolder Duke of Cumberland
Fort Augustus namedAfter William Augustus Duke of Cumberland
linked to: Duke of Cumberland
Cumberland Gap namedAfter Duke of Cumberland
Cumberland River namedAfter Duke of Cumberland
Rupert, Prince Palatine title Duke of Cumberland
Prince Rupert of the Rhine nobleTitle Duke of Cumberland
subject linked to: Earl of Holderness
Forty-Five Rebellion commander William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
linked to: Duke of Cumberland
The ’45 significantPerson William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
linked to: Duke of Cumberland
The ’45 opposedBy William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
linked to: Duke of Cumberland
Jacobite advance to Derby opposedBy William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
linked to: Duke of Cumberland
Battle of Hastenbeck commander William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
linked to: Duke of Cumberland
Battle of Lauffeld commandedBy Duke of Cumberland
subject linked to: Lauffeld
Pragmatic Army notableCommander Duke of Cumberland
1747 Flanders campaign notableCommander Duke of Cumberland
Eclipse breeder William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
linked to: Duke of Cumberland