Duke of Cumberland

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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.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf human
noble title
allegiance British Army
aunt Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
burialPlace 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 King George II of Great Britain
givenName William
hasHolder 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
positionHeld Duke of Cumberland
Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
religion Protestantism
residence Leicester House, London
St James's Palace
sexOrGender male
sibling Frederick, Prince of Wales
subclassOf Duke in the Peerage of Great Britain
uncle Frederick William I of Prussia

Referenced by (17)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover ("Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale")
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland ("Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn")
positionHeld
Battle of Fontenoy ("William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland")
Battle of Lauffeld ("William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland")
commander
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover ("Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale")
George V of Hanover ("Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale")
nobleTitle
Battle of Lauffeld ("William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland")
AlliedCommander
Battle of Fontenoy
associatedWith
George II of Great Britain ("Prince William, Duke of Cumberland")
child
Prince George of Denmark
heldTitle
Seven Years' War
notableCommander
Lord George Sackville
servedUnder
Jacobite risings
significantFigure
Earl of Kendal (1689 creation) ("Duke of Cumberland (1689 creation)")
subsidiaryTitleOf
Prince George of Denmark
title

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