William Augustus Duke of Cumberland
1721 – 1765 · Generation XXX · Army commander · House of Hanover
William Augustus Duke of Cumberland (1721–1765). Army commander.
One of 34 people of House of Hanover (from 1700) in this archive. Called from Germany by the Act of Settlement; the Georges, then Victoria.
Line of descent: Owen Tudor → Edmund Tudor → King Henry VII → Margaret Tudor → King James V of Scotland → Mary Queen of Scots → King James I → Elizabeth Stuart → Sophia of Hanover → King George I → King George II → William Augustus Duke of Cumberland.
Parents
- King George II (1683 – 1760)
- Caroline of Ansbach (1683 – 1737)
Siblings
- Frederick Prince of Wales (1707 – 1751)
- Anne Princess Royal (1709 – 1759)
- Amelia of Great Britain (1711 – 1786)
- Caroline of Great Britain (1713 – 1757)
- George William of Great Britain (1717 – 1718)
- Mary of Great Britain (1723 – 1772)
- Louise of Great Britain (1724 – 1751)