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November 1764 in der Peerage of Great Britain den Titel eines Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh sowie in der Peerage of Ireland den Titel Earl of Connaught. Er diente als Offizier in der British Army und wurde 1766 Colonel des 13th Regiment of Foot , 1767 Major-General und Colonel des 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards , 1770 Colonel des 1st ...
Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (25 November 1743 – 25 August 1805), was a grandson of George II and a younger brother of George III of the United Kingdom.
The newly digitised papers of William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh provide a fascinating glimpse, predominantly through correspondence, into the Duke’s private life and role as George III’s unofficial ambassador.
The dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh was a royal dukedom when the duke was entitled to the style "His Royal Highness", as Prince William Henry was, but Prince William Frederick was only granted this style on his marriage in 1816.
Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (William Henry; 24 July 1689 – 30 July 1700), was the son of Princess Anne (later Queen of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1702) and her husband, Prince George of Denmark. He was their only child to survive infancy.
Dritter Sohn des Prince of Wales; Friedrich Ludwig von Hannover; und seiner Gemahlin Prinzessin Augusta von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg; sein älterer Bruder König George III. verlieh ihm 1764 den Titel eines Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Prinz Henry William Frederick Albert, 1. Duke of Gloucester KG, KT, KP, GCStJ, GCMG, GCVO, PC war der dritte Sohn des britischen Monarchen Georg V. Als Angehöriger des Hauses Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha war er ein Onkel der damaligen Königin Elisabeth II. Von 1945 bis 1947 war der Prinz Generalgouverneur von Australien.
