Duke of Cumberland

Duke of Cumberland is a peerage title that was conferred upon junior members of the British Royal Family, named after the county of Cumberland.

History

The first creation, in the Peerage of England, was in 1644 for Prince Rupert of the Rhine, nephew of King Charles I. When he died without male heirs, the title was created again in the Peerage of England in 1689 for Prince George of Denmark, husband of Princess Anne, younger daughter of King James II. He also died without heirs, in 1708. Neither of these men, however, was usually known by their peerage title.

The third creation, in the Peerage of Great Britain, was for Prince William, the second son of King George II. Other titles granted to Prince William were Marquess of Berkhampstead, Earl of Kennington, Viscount Trematon and Baron Alderney. Since the Prince died unmarried and without children, his titles became extinct at his death.

The titles Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn and Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale were later created in the Peerage of Great Britain.

List of titleholders

Dukes of Cumberland, first Creation (1644)

Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
The Prince Rupert House of Wittelsbach 1644–1682 also: Earl of Holderness (1644)		17 December 1619 Prague son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia	Never Married	29 November 1682 Westminster aged 62
Nephew of Charles I, died without legitimate issue.

Dukes of Cumberland, second Creation (1689)

Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
The Prince George House of Oldenburg 1689–1708 also: Earl of Kendal and Baron Wokingham (1689)		2 June 1653 Copenhagen Castle son of Frederick III of Denmark and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg	Anne 28 July 1683 1 child	28 October 1708 Kensington Palace aged 62
Husband of Queen Anne, died without surviving issue.

Dukes of Cumberland, third Creation (1726)

also Marquess of Berkhamstead, Earl of Kennington, Viscount Trematon and Baron Alderney (Great Britain, 1726)

• The Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (1721–1765), also known as "Butcher" Cumberland and Sweet William, was a younger son of George II, but died without issue.

Dukes of Cumberland and Strathearn (1766)

Dukes of Cumberland and Teviotdale (1799)

Family Tree

See also