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On 23 April 1799, George III created Prince Ernest Augustus Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earl of Armagh, [17] and Ernest was granted an allowance of £ 12,000 a year, [18] equivalent to £1.49 million in 2023. [19]
Oct 30, 2017 · By Guest Submission. 30th October 2017. Queen Victoria and those closest to her viewed her Uncle Cumberland with deep suspicion. Not just because he openly coveted the British throne, but because...
Prince Ernest Augustus, the former Crown Prince of Hanover and former Duke of Cumberland, died of a stroke on his estate at Gmunden in November 1923. He is interred, next to his wife and his mother, in a mausoleum which he had built adjacent to Cumberland Castle.
(1799–1837) Prince Ernest Augustus, Duke Of Cumberland, Duke Of Teviotdale, Earl Of Armagh. Born: June 5, 1771, Kew, Surrey, Eng. Died: Nov. 18, 1851, Herrenhausen, Hanover [Germany] (aged 80) Title / Office: king (1837-1851), Hanover. Notable Family Members: father George III. mother Charlotte. son George V. brother George IV.
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Mar 25, 2013 · 25 Mar. Written By Rachel Knowles. HRH Ernest, Duke of Cumberland. from A Biographical Memoir of Frederick, Duke of York and Albany by J Watkins (1827) Profile. Prince Ernest, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (5 June 1771 – 18 November 1851) was the the fifth son of George III and Queen Charlotte and a younger brother of George IV.
On 23 April 1799, Ernest Augustus was created Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earl of Armagh by his father the king. With a seat in the House of Lords, he took an interest in politics. Ernest held radical Tory views, and soon became a leader of the right of the party, he opposed Catholic emancipation and the Reform Act.
The present heir is Prince Ernst August of Hanover (born 26 February 1954), great grandson of the 3rd Duke and current head of the House of Hanover. He is the senior male-line descendant of George III of the United Kingdom . Dukes of Cumberland and Teviotdale.
