William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh

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William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, was a British royal prince and younger brother of King George III, known for his controversial marriage to the commoner Maria Walpole.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British prince
Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
member of the House of Hanover
associatedWith British royal family
birthPlace Leicester House, London
burialPlace St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle
citizenship Great Britain
country Kingdom of Great Britain
court British royal court
deathPlace Grosvenor Street, London
dynasty Hanoverian dynasty
linked to: House of Hanover
era 18th-century Britain
ethnicity German-British
father Frederick, Prince of Wales
gender male
givenName Henry
William
grandfather George II of Great Britain
grandmother Caroline of Ansbach NERFINISHED
language English
marriageCharacteristic marriage contracted without prior approval of the King
marriageType morganatic marriage
monarchRelative younger brother of King George III
mother Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Prince of Great Britain
Prince of Ireland
notableEvent secret marriage to Maria Walpole
notableFor controversial marriage to commoner Maria Walpole
occupation royal prince
positionHeld Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Earl of Connaught
relatedTo British line of succession
relative George II of Great Britain
relativeType grandson of George II of Great Britain
religion Church of England
royalHouse House of Hanover
royalStatus Prince of the Blood
sibling George III
socialClass British nobility
spouse Maria Walpole
Maria, Countess Waldegrave
linked to: Baroness Waldegrave
spouseBackground Maria Walpole was a commoner
Maria Walpole was a widow of James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave
style His Royal Highness
titleHolderOf Duchy of Gloucester and Edinburgh
uncle George III’s uncles and aunts in the Hanoverian line

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Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha child William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Anne of Great Britain heirApparent Prince William, Duke of Gloucester
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Frederick, Prince of Wales child Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
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Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany sibling Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
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William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh positionHeld Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
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Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh father Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
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Augusta of Saxe-Gotha child William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany sibling Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
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