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- Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (25 November 1743 – 25 August 1805) was a grandson of King George II and a younger brother of King George III. He was a British nobleman and military officer. He was the son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha.
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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.
Prince William Henry, the third son and fifth child of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, was born on the 14th November 1743, and in 1764 was bestowed the titles of Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, and Earl of Connaught.
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 Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, 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.
Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (25 November 1743 – 25 August 1805) was a grandson of King George II and a younger brother of King George III. He was a British nobleman and military officer.
Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (William Henry; 24 July 1689 – 30 July 1700), [a] 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.
