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William Augustus (Duke of Cumberland) Hanover 1721–1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 APR 1721

Birth Location: Leicester House, London, England

Death Date: 31 OCT 1765

Death Location: London, England

Father: George Hanover

Mother: Wilhelmina Brandenburg-Ansbach

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In 1721, William Augustus (Duke of Cumberland) Hanover entered the world in Leicester House, London, England, born to George Ii Augustus King Of England Of Hanover And Wilhelmina Caroline Of Brandenburg Ansbach. William Augustus (Duke of Cumberland) Hanover passed away in 1765 in London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1721, William Augustus (Duke of Cumberland) Hanover entered the world in Leicester House, London, England, born to George Ii Augustus King Of England Of Hanover And Wilhelmina Caroline Of Brandenburg Ansbach.
  • William Augustus (Duke of Cumberland) Hanover passed away in 1765 in London, England.

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William Hanover's Ancestors

Self
William Hanover
1721–1765
Birth Place: Leicester House, London, England
Parents
George (II)Augustus (King of England) of Hanover
1683–
Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover, Germany
Wilhelmina (Caroline of) Brandenburg-Ansbach
1681–
Anspach
Grandparents
George ((I)(King of England) of) Hanover
1660–
Osnabruck, Hanover, Germany
Sophia (Dorothea) Brunswig-Luneberg
1665–1726
John (Frederick of) Brandenburg-Ansbach
Eleanore (Erdmuth Luise Prinzessin von) Sachsen-Ei
Great-Grandparents
Ernest Hanover
1629–1697
Sophia Bohemia
1630–1714
George Brunswig-Zelle
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Brunswick-Luneburg
1582–1641
Anne Hesse-Darmstadt
1601–1650
Frederick Bohemia
1596–1632
Elizabeth Stuart
1596–1661

William Hanover's Timeline

2 Records

1721
26 APR 1721
Birth of William Augustus (Duke of Cumberland) Hanover in Leicester House, London, England
Leicester House, London, England
1765
31 OCT 1765
Age 44
Death of William Augustus (Duke of Cumberland) Hanover in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 APR 1721
    Event Place: Leicester House, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 OCT 1765
    Event Place: London, England

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