Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn

Dukedom in the Peerage of Great Britain

Dukedom of Cumberland
and Strathearn
Creation date22 October 1766
Created byKing George III
PeeragePeerage of Great Britain
First holderPrince Henry
Last holderPrince Henry
Remainder tothe 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titlesEarl of Dublin
StatusExtinct
Extinction date18 September 1790

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

The title of Duke of Cumberland had been created three times in the Peerages of England and Great Britain.

The title of Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn was created on 22 October 1766 in the Peerage of Great Britain. This double dukedom and the Earldom of Dublin in the Peerage of Ireland were bestowed on Prince Henry, the third son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and grandson of King George II. Since Prince Henry died without legitimate children, the title became extinct.

The title of Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale was later created in the Peerage of Great Britain.

List of titleholders

Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (1766)

Duke Portrait Birth Marriage(s) Death
Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
also Earl of Dublin (Ireland, 1766) 		Prince Henry 7 November 1745
Leicester House, London
son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha 		Anne Horton 18 September 1790
London
aged 44


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Family tree: Dukes of Cumberland, Cumberland and Strathearn, and Cumberland and Teviotdale
King James VI and I
(1566–1625)
Princess Elizabeth Stuart
(1596–1662)		King Charles I
(1600–1649)
Duke of Cumberland (1st creation) and Earl of Holderness (2nd creation), 1644
Sophia of Hanover
(1630–1714)		Prince Rupert
(1619–1682)
Duke of Cumberland, Earl of Holderness		King James II
(1633–1701)
Dukedom of Cumberland (1st creation) and Earldom of Holderness (2nd creation) extinct, 1682
Duke of Cumberland (2nd creation), Earl of Kendal (4th creation), and Baron Wokingham, 1689
King George I
(1660–1727)		Prince George
(1653–1708)
Duke of Cumberland, Earl of Kendal, Baron Wokingham		Queen Anne
(1665–1714)
Dukedom of Cumberland (2nd creation), Earldom of Kendal (4th creation), and Barony Wokingham extinct, 1708
King George II
(1683–1760)
Duke of Cumberland (3rd creation), Marquess of Berkhamsted, Earl of Kennington, Viscount Trematon (1st creation), and Baron Alderney, 1726
Prince Frederick Louis
(1707–1751)
Prince of Wales		Prince William Augustus
(1721–1765)
Duke of Cumberland, Marquess of Berkhamsted, Earl of Kennington, Viscount Trematon, Baron Alderney
Dukedom of Cumberland (3rd creation), Marquessate of Berkhamsted, Earldom of Kennington, Viscountcy Trematon (1st creation), and Barony Alderney extinct, 1765
Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn and Earl of Dublin (1st creation), 1766
King George III
(1738–1820)		Prince Henry
(1745–1790)
Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, Earl of Dublin
Dukedom of Cumberland and Strathearn and Earldom of Dublin (1st creation) extinct, 1790
Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earl of Armagh, 1799
King George IV
(1762–1830)		Ernest Augustus
(1771–1851)
King of Hanover, 1st Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, 1st Earl of Armagh
George V
(1819–1878)
King of Hanover, 2nd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, 2nd Earl of Armagh
Prince Ernest Augustus
(1845–1923)
3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, 3rd Earl of Armagh
Dukedom of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earldom of Armagh forfeit, 1919