Duke of Cumberland

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human noble title

The Duke of Cumberland was a British royal prince and military commander known for his controversial leadership in mid-18th-century European and Jacobite conflicts.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Duke of Cumberland canonical 23
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland 9
Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale 3

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
noble title ⓘ
allegiance British Army ⓘ
aunt Sophia Dorothea of Hanover ⓘ
burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ
surface form: Westminster Abbey
causeOfNickname harsh repression after the Battle of Culloden ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1721-04-15 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1765-10-31 ⓘ
education tutored as a British royal prince ⓘ
familyName Hanover ⓘ
father George II of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form: King George II of Great Britain
givenName William ⓘ
hasHolder Prince William, Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
surface form: Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
knownFor controversial military leadership ⓘ
role in mid-18th-century European conflicts ⓘ
role in suppressing Jacobite forces in Scotland ⓘ
memberOfDynasty House of Hanover ⓘ
militaryRank Field Marshal ⓘ
mother Caroline of Ansbach ⓘ
namedAfter Cumberland ⓘ
nickname Butcher Cumberland ⓘ
nobleTitle Prince of Great Britain ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Culloden ⓘ
Battle of Dettingen ⓘ
Battle of Fontenoy ⓘ
notableWork command at the Battle of Culloden ⓘ
command at the Battle of Fontenoy ⓘ
command in the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
suppression of the Jacobite rising of 1745 ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
participantIn Jacobite rising of 1745 ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
placeOfBirth Leicester House, London ⓘ
placeOfDeath London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
positionHeld Duke of Cumberland self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Duke of Cumberland self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
religion Protestantism ⓘ
residence Leicester House, London ⓘ
St James's Palace, London ⓘ
surface form: St James's Palace
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Frederick, Prince of Wales ⓘ
subclassOf Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form: Duke in the Peerage of Great Britain
uncle Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ

Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seven Years' War → notableCommander → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
George II of Great Britain → child → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
Prince George of Denmark → title → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
Duke of Cumberland → positionHeld → Duke of Cumberland self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Duke of Cumberland → positionHeld → Duke of Cumberland self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
this entity surface form: Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
Earl of Kendal → subsidiaryTitleOf → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
subject surface form: Earl of Kendal (1689 creation)
this entity surface form: Duke of Cumberland (1689 creation)
Earl of Kendal → heldTitle → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
subject surface form: Prince George of Denmark
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover → positionHeld → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover → nobleTitle → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale
Prince Rupert of the Rhine → positionHeld → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
Jacobite risings → significantFigure → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
Battle of Fontenoy → commander → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Battle of Fontenoy → associatedWith → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
Battle of Lauffeld → commander → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Battle of Lauffeld → AlliedCommander → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
George V of Hanover → nobleTitle → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale
Lord George Sackville → servedUnder → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
Butcher Cumberland → associatedWithTitle → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
Captain-General of the Forces → officeHolder → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland → nobleTitle → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
Fort Augustus → namedAfter → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Augustus Duke of Cumberland
Cumberland Gap → namedAfter → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
Cumberland River → namedAfter → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
Rupert, Prince Palatine → title → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
Earl of Holderness → nobleTitle → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
subject surface form: Prince Rupert of the Rhine
European theatre of the Seven Years' War → hasCommander → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
Forty-Five Rebellion → commander → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
The ’45 → significantPerson → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
The ’45 → opposedBy → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Jacobite advance to Derby → opposedBy → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Battle of Hastenbeck → commander → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Prince Rupert, first Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company → positionHeld → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
Lauffeld → commandedBy → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Lauffeld
Fontenoy, Austrian Netherlands → battleCommanderAllied → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
French Flanders campaign of 1745 → opposedByCommander → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
Pragmatic Army → notableCommander → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
1747 Flanders campaign → notableCommander → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
Western Front of the War of the Austrian Succession → notableCommander → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
Eclipse → breeder → Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland