Duke of Cumberland is a peerage title that was conferred upon junior members of the British Royal Family, named after the historic county of Cumberland.

History

The Earldom of Cumberland, created in 1525, became extinct in 1643. The dukedom was created in the Peerage of England in 1644 for Prince Rupert of the Rhine, nephew of King

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. When he died without male heirs, the title was created again in the Peerage of England in 1689 for Prince George of Denmark, husband of

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, younger daughter of King James II. He also died without heirs, in 1708. Neither of these men, however, was usually known by his peerage title. The third creation, in the Peerage of Great Britain, was for

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, the third son of King

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. Other titles granted to Prince William were ''Marquess of Berkhampstead'', ''Earl of Kennington'', ''Viscount Trematon'' and ''Baron Alderney''. Since the Prince died unmarried and without children, his titles became extinct at his death. The titles

Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain that was conferred upon a member of the British royal family. It was named after the county of Cumberland in England, and after Strathearn in Scotland. History T ...

and

Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain that was held by junior members of the British royal family. It was named after the county of Cumberland in England, and after Teviotdale in Scotland. Held by the King ...

were later created in the Peerage of Great Britain.

List of titleholders

Dukes of Cumberland, first creation (1644)

, Prince Rupert
House of Wittelsbach
1644–1682
''also:

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(1644)'' , Rupert of the Rhine

, 17 December 1619

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son of

Frederick V, Elector Palatine Frederick V (german: link=no, Friedrich; 26 August 1596 – 29 November 1632) was the Elector Palatine of the Rhine in the Holy Roman Empire from 1610 to 1623, and reigned as King of Bohemia from 1619 to 1620. He was forced to abdicate both ...

and

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, Never Married , 29 November 1682

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aged 62 , - , colspan="5" , Nephew of

, died without legitimate issue. , -

Dukes of Cumberland, second creation (1689)

, Prince George

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1689–1708
''also:

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and Baron Wokingham (1689)'' , George, Prince of Denmark by Michael Dahl

, 2 June 1653

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son of Frederick III of Denmark and

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28 July 1683
1 child , 28 October 1708
Kensington Palace
aged 55 , - , colspan="5" , Husband of Queen Anne, died without surviving issue. , -

Dukes of Cumberland, third creation (1726)

also Marquess of Berkhamstead, Earl of Kennington,

Viscount Trematon The title Viscount Trematon has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Great Britain, and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. * in 1726 as a subsidiary title of the Duke of Cumberland * in 1917 as a subsidiary title of the Earl of Athl ...

and Baron Alderney (Great Britain, 1726) , Cumberland-Reynolds

, 26 April 1721
Leicester House, London
son of

George II of Great Britain , house = Hanover , religion = Protestant , father = George I of Great Britain , mother = Sophia Dorothea of Celle , birth_date = 30 October / 9 November 1683 , birth_place = Herrenhausen Palace,Cannon. or Leine ...

and Caroline of Ansbach , Never married , 31 October 1765
London
aged 44 , - , colspan="5", Also known as ''"Butcher" Cumberland'' and ''Sweet William''.

Dukes of Cumberland and Strathearn (1766)

The sole title-holder was

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(1745–1790), third son of

Frederick, Prince of Wales Frederick, Prince of Wales, (Frederick Louis, ; 31 January 170731 March 1751), was the eldest son and heir apparent of King George II of Great Britain. He grew estranged from his parents, King George and Queen Caroline. Frederick was the fa ...

. He died without legitimate issue, when the dukedom again became extinct.

Dukes of Cumberland and Teviotdale (1799)

This double dukedom, in the Peerage of Great Britain, was bestowed on Prince Ernest Augustus (1771–1851) (later

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), the fifth son and eighth child of King George III of the United Kingdom and

. In 1919 it was suspended under the Titles Deprivation Act 1917 and has not been restored to its titular heir.

Family tree

Contract bridge

An historic fixed bridge hand is known as the Duke of Cumberland hand. The hand also appeared in Ian Fleming's

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thriller, '' Moonraker''.The Duke of Cumberland bridge hand
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