Duke of Cumberland
The title of duke of Cumberland was conferred to the young family members royal. It was created twice in the Pairie of England, then in that of the Great Britain. It is related to the county of the Cumberland, more in the North-West of the England.
The first creation of 1644, in the Peerage of England, was for the Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I {{er}}. With its death, the title was created again for Georges of Denmark, Prince Consort of the queen Anne I {{Re}}. He died without descent. None of these two dukes was called by this title.
The title was then created three times in the Pairie of Great Britain. It was modified with the fourth creation in duke of Cumberland and Stathearn , and with the last creation in duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale
The title was suspended because of activism pro-German during the First World War, of the 3rd duke. According to the Act of confisquation of the titles of 1917, the male line heiress of the 3rd duke has the right to petition to restore its rights on its confiscated titles, but on this date, no heir did it. The current heir is the prince Ernest-Auguste of Hanover (born in 1954). He goes down directly by a line from elder males from George III.
The first creation (1644)
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1644 - 1682 : Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619 - 1682), count d' Holderness. Nephew of Charles I {{er}}.
The second creation (1689)
The third creation (1726)
Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (1766)
Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale (1799)
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1799 - 1851 : Ernest-Auguste Ier of Hanover (1771-1851), became King de Hanovre in 1837. 5th wire of George III ;
- 1851 - 1878 : Georges V of Hanover (1819 - 1878), King de Hanovre (1851-1866), then not reigning (1866-1878). Wire of the precedent ;
- 1878 - 1919 : Ernest-Auguste II of Hanover (1845 - 1923), King de Hanovre not reigning (1878). Wire of the precedent.
Title suspended in 1919.
See too
- Counts de Cumberland
- Counts and dukes of Europe
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