Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale was a title in the

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that was held by junior members of the British royal family. It was named after the county of

Cumberland Cumberland ( ) is a historic counties of England, historic county in the far North West England. It covers part of the Lake District as well as the north Pennines and Solway Firth coast. Cumberland had an administrative function from the 12th c ...

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, and after

Teviotdale Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh ( gd, Siorrachd Rosbroig) is a historic county and registration county in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It borders Dumfriesshire to the west, Selkirkshire and Midlothian to the north-west, and ...

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. Held by the Hanoverian royals, it was suspended under the

Titles Deprivation Act 1917 The Titles Deprivation Act 1917 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which authorised enemies of the United Kingdom during the First World War to be deprived of their British peerages and royal titles. Background The British royal famil ...

, which revoked titles belonging to enemies of the United Kingdom during the

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History

The title

Duke of Cumberland 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 ...

had been created three times in the Peerages of England and Great Britain. In 1799 the double dukedom of Cumberland and Teviotdale, in the

, was bestowed on Ernest Augustus (later

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), fifth son of King

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. In 1837 Ernest became

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, and on his death in 1851 the title descended with the kingdom to his son

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, and on George's death in 1878 to his grandson Prince Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover. In 1866 Hanover was annexed by

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, but King George died without renouncing his rights. His son Ernest, while maintaining his claim to the kingdom of Hanover, was generally known by his title of Duke of Cumberland in Britain. The title was suspended for Ernest's pro-German activities during World War I under the

, as it was for his son. Under the Act, the lineal male heirs of the 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale have the right to petition the British Crown for the restoration of his peerages. To date, none has done so. The present heir is Prince Ernst August of Hanover (born 26 February 1954), great grandson of the 3rd Duke and current head of the

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. He is the senior male-line descendant of

Dukes of Cumberland and Teviotdale

After the Union of

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, the Hanoverian kings liked to grant double titles (one from one constituent country, one from another) to emphasise unity. , Prince Ernest Augustus

1799–1851
''also: Earl of Armagh (1799)'' , , Ernest Augustus I of Hanover

, , 5 June 1771

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son of

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and

Queen Charlotte Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Sophia Charlotte; 19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) was Queen of Great Britain and of Ireland as the wife of King George III from their marriage on 8 September 1761 until the union of the two kingdoms ...

, , Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1815
3 children , , 18 November 1851

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aged 80 , - , Prince George

1851–1878
''also: Earl of Armagh (1799)'' , , GeorgeVHannover

, , 27 May 1819

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son of Prince Ernest Augustus and Princess Frederica , , Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
1843
3 children , , 12 June 1878

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aged 59 , - , Prince Ernest Augustus

1878–1919
''also: Earl of Armagh (1799)'' , , , , 21 September 1845

son of Prince George and Princess Marie , ,

Princess Thyra of Denmark Princess Thyra of Denmark, , (Thyra Amalie Caroline Charlotte Anna; 29 September 1853 – 26 February 1933) was the youngest daughter and fifth child of Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel. In 1878, she married Ernest Augustus, ...

1878
6 children , , 14 November 1923

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aged 78 The

suspended the title on 28 March 1919.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cumberland and Teviotdale 1799 establishments in England Noble titles created in 1799

History

Dukes of Cumberland and Teviotdale

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