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

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in England, and after Teviotdale in Scotland. Held by the

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royals, it was suspended under the

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

History

The title Duke of Cumberland 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 King of Hanover), fifth son of King

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. In 1837 Ernest became king of Hanover, and on his death in 1851 the title descended with the kingdom to his son King George V, and on George's death in 1878 to his grandson Prince Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover. In 1866 Hanover was annexed by Prussia, 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

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. 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 House of Hanover. He is the senior male-line descendant of

Dukes of Cumberland and Teviotdale

After the Union of Great Britain, the Hanoverian kings liked to grant double titles (one from one constituent country, one from another) to emphasise unity. , Prince Ernest Augustus
House of Hanover
1799–1851
''also: Earl of Armagh (1799)'' , , Ernest Augustus I of Hanover

, , 5 June 1771

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son of King George III and Queen Charlotte , , Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1815
3 children , , 18 November 1851
Hanover
aged 80 , - ,

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

, , 27 May 1819
Berlin
son of Prince Ernest Augustus and Princess Frederica , , Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
1843
3 children , , 12 June 1878
Paris
aged 59 , - , Prince Ernest Augustus
House of Hanover
1878–1919
''also: Earl of Armagh (1799)'' , , , , 21 September 1845
Hanover
son of

and Princess Marie , , Princess Thyra of Denmark
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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