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Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (15 April 1721 [ N.S.] – 31 October 1765) was the third and youngest son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland and his wife, Caroline of Ansbach. He was Duke of Cumberland from 1726. He is best remembered for his role in putting down the Jacobite Rising at the Battle of Culloden in 1746 ...
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Butcher Cumberland. Son of King George II, Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland is also known by his nickname ‘Butcher Cumberland’, following the Battle of Culloden and his harsh suppression of the Jacobite Rebellion. He remains a controversial British military figure…. The son of King George II and his wife Caroline of Anspach ...
Apr 11, 2024 · William Augustus, duke of Cumberland was a British general, nicknamed “Butcher Cumberland” for his harsh suppression of the Jacobite rebellion of 1745. His subsequent military failures led to his estrangement from his father, King George II (reigned 1727–60). During the War of the Austrian
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Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland KG KB FRS (15 April 1721 [ N.S.] – 31 October 1765) was the third and youngest son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland and his wife, Caroline of Ansbach. He was Duke of Cumberland from 1726. He is best remembered for his role in putting down the Jacobite Rising at the Battle of Culloden ...
May 24, 2018 · Born April 21, 1721 in London, Prince William Augustus was the third son of future King George II and Caroline of Ansbach. At the age of four, he was conferred with the titles Duke of Cumberland, Marquess of Berkhamstead, Earl of Kennington, Viscount of Trematon, and Baron of the Isle of Alderney, as well as was made a Knight of the Bath.
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Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, is buried with his parents and other members of his family in the Hanoverian vault beneath the central aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey. He has no monument but the following short inscription appears on a lozenge stone in the floor: William Augustus D. of Cumberland son of K. Geo. II 1765.
Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765) Born: 15th April 1721 at Leicester House, Charing, Middlesex. Duke of Cumberland. Died: 31t October 1765. at Upper Grosvenor Street, Westminster, Middlesex. The Duke of Cumberland, second surviving son of King George II and Queen Caroline, was born at Leicester House at Charing, near London.
