Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh

Field Marshal Prince William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh KG PC FRS (25 Nov 1743 - 25 Aug 1805)

reigns and titles

• 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh in the peerage of Great Britain (19 Nov 1764 - 25 Aug 1805)
  • predecessor: none. new creation.
  • successor: Prince William Frederick
• 1st Earl of Connaught in the peerage of Ireland (19 Nov 1764 - 25 Aug 1805)
  • predecessor: none. new creation.
  • successor: Prince William Frederick

styles

• 25 Nov 1743 - 19 Nov 1764 His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales
• 19 Nov 1764 - 25 Aug 1805 His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh

military ranks

• 12 Oct 1793 Field Marshal

relations

ancestors

• father: Prince Frederick, Prince of Wales (1 Feb 1707_NS - 20 Mar 1751_OS)
• mother: Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (30 Nov 1719 - 8 Feb 1772)

spouse

• Maria Walpole (10 Jul 1736 - 22 Aug 1807) married 6 Sept 1766 secretly

issues and descendants

• f. Sophia (29 May 1773 - 29 Nov 1844)
• f. Caroline (24 Jul 1774 - 14 Mar 1775)
• m. William Frederick (15 Jan 1776 - 30 Nov 1834)

Paternal ancestors until Top ancestor

1. Otbert I d'Este (? - 15 Oct 975)
2. Otbert II d'Este (? - 1014)
3. Alberto Azzo I d'Este (? - 1029)
4. Alberto Azzo II d'Este (996 - 1097)
5. Welf IV, Duke of Bayern (1030/1040 - 9 Nov 1101)
6. Heinrich IX, Duke of Bayern (1075 - 13 Dec 1126)
7. Heinrich II, Duke of Sachsen (1102/1108 - 20 Oct 1139)
8. Heinrich III the Lion, Duke of Sachsen (1129/1130 - 4 Aug 1195)
9. Wilhelm of Winhester, Duke of Lüneburg (11 Apr 1184 - 13 Dec 1213)
10. Otto I, Duke of Braunschweig and Lüneburg (1204 - 2 Jun 1252)
11. Albrecht I, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1236 - 15 Aug 1279)
12. Albrecht II, Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1268 - 22 Sept 1318)
13. Magnus I, Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1304 - 1369)
14. Magnus II, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1324 - 25 Jul 1373)
15. Bernhard I, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1358/1364 - 11 Jun 1434)
16. Friedrich II, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1418 - 19 Mar 1478)
17. Otto VIII, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1439 - 9 Jan 1471)
18. Heinrich VII, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1468 - 19 Feb 1532)
19. Ernst III, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (27 Jun 1497 - 11 Jan 1546)
20. Wilhelm VI, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (4 Jul 1536 - 20 Aug 1592)
21. Georg, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Calenberg (17 Nov 1582 - 2 Apr 1641)
22. Ernst August, Elector of Hanover (20 Nov 1629 - 23 Jan 1698)
23. George I, King of Great Britain (28 May 1660 - 11 Jun 1727)
24. George II, King of Great Britain (30 Oct 1683 - 25 Oct 1760)
25. Prince Frederick, Prince of Wales (1 Feb 1707 - 20 Mar 1751)
26. Prince William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (25 Nov 1743 - 25 Aug 1805)

peerage of Great Britain
New creation	1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh 19 Nov 1764 - 25 Aug 1805	Succeeded by Prince William Frederick
peerage of Ireland
New creation	1st Earl of Connaught 19 Nov 1764 - 25 Aug 1805	Succeeded by Prince William Frederick