Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn

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Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn was an 18th-century British royal, the younger brother of King George III, known for his scandalous private life and morganatic marriage that helped prompt the Royal Marriages Act 1772.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British prince ⓘ
Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn ⓘ
member of the House of Hanover ⓘ
appointedAdmiralOfTheBlue 1770 ⓘ
associatedPlace Brighton ⓘ
associatedWith Royal Marriages Act 1772 ⓘ
baptismDate 1745-11-27 ⓘ
baptismPlace Leicester House, London ⓘ
birthDate 1745-11-07 ⓘ
birthPlace Leicester House, London ⓘ
burialPlace Westminster Abbey ⓘ
causeOfHistoricalSignificance Royal Marriages Act 1772 ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
court British royal court ⓘ
deathDate 1790-09-18 ⓘ
deathPlace Brighton, Sussex, England ⓘ
father Frederick, Prince of Wales ⓘ
fullName Prince Henry Frederick ⓘ
givenName Henry ⓘ
Henry Frederick ⓘ
grandfather King George II ⓘ
grandmother Caroline of Ansbach ⓘ
knownFor controversial marriage to a commoner widow ⓘ
scandalous private life ⓘ
language English ⓘ
marriageDate 1771-10-02 ⓘ
marriagePlace Mayfair, London ⓘ
marriageType morganatic marriage ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Admiral of the Blue ⓘ
mother Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha ⓘ
nephew Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover ⓘ
George IV ⓘ
William IV ⓘ
nobleTitleGranted 1766 ⓘ
religion Church of England ⓘ
residence Cumberland House, Pall Mall, London ⓘ
royalHouse House of Hanover ⓘ
sibling Caroline Matilda of Great Britain ⓘ
King George III ⓘ
Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany ⓘ
Prince Frederick William of Great Britain ⓘ
Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh ⓘ
Princess Augusta of Great Britain ⓘ
Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain ⓘ
spouse Anne Horton ⓘ
Anne Luttrell ⓘ
stepchild Augustus Courtenay Meadows ⓘ
title Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn ⓘ
Earl of Dublin ⓘ
uncle King George II ⓘ

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Frederick, Prince of Wales → child → Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn ⓘ
Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany → sibling → Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn ⓘ
Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz → child → Prince George of Cumberland ⓘ
linked to: Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
Augusta of Saxe-Gotha → child → Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn ⓘ
linked to: Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany → sibling → Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn ⓘ
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales → child → Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn ⓘ
subject linked to: Frederick Louis
linked to: Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
Prince Frederick William → siblingOf → Prince Henry, later Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn ⓘ
linked to: Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn