Biography of William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh 1743-1805

Paternal Family Tree: Hanover

Maternal Family Tree: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg

On 08 May 1736 [his father] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 29) and [his mother] Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg and Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg. He the son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 52) and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 53).

On 25 Nov 1743 William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh was born to Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 36) and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 23). He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 31 Mar 1751 [his father] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 44) died at Leicester House.

On 13 Sep 1758 Bishop Frederick Keppel (age 30) and [his illegitimate sister-in-law] Laura Walpole were married. He the son of William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle and Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle (age 55). He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 15 May 1759 James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave (age 44) and [his future wife] Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Waldegrave. The difference in their ages was 21 years. He the son of James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave and Mary Webb Countess Waldegrave. He a great grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1762 William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 18) was appointed 580th Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 23).

On 12 Nov 1764 Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier (age 24) was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 20).

On 19 Nov 1764 William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 20) was created 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh, 1st Earl Connaught.

In 1766 William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 22) and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 29) were married in secret at Pall Mall [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh. He the son of Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 46). He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

In 1771 [his illegitimate brother-in-law] Edward Walpole (age 34) died without issue.

On 08 Feb 1772 [his mother] Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 52) died at Cartlon House.

On 29 May 1773 [his daughter] Princess Sophia of Gloucester was born to William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 29) and [his wife] Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 36) at Grosvenor Street. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 24 Jun 1774 [his daughter] Caroline Hanover was born to William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 30) and [his wife] Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 37) at Gloucester House. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

In 1775 Thomas Gainsborough (age 47). Portrait of William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 31).

On 14 Mar 1775 [his daughter] Caroline Hanover died after having been inoculated against smallpox. She was buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map].

On 15 Jan 1776 [his son] William Frederick Hanover 2nd Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh was born to William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 32) and [his wife] Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 39) at Palazzo Teodoli, via del Corso. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 06 Jan 1782 [his illegitimate daughter] Louisa Maria La Coast Hanover was born illegitimately to William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 38) and Almeria Carpenter (age 30) at Esher, Surrey. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 05 May 1782 George Waldegrave 4th Earl Waldegrave (age 30) and [his step-daughter] Elizabeth Laura Waldegrave Countess Waldegrave (age 22) were married. She the daughter of James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 45). He the son of John Waldegrave 3rd Earl Waldegrave (age 64) and Elizabeth Leveson-Gower Countess Waldegrave (age 58). They were first cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 16 Nov 1784 George Henry Fitzroy 4th Duke Grafton (age 24) and [his step-daughter] Charlotte Maria Waldegrave (age 23) were married at Navestock. She the daughter of James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 48). He the son of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 49) and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 47). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1785 Hugh Seymour-Conway (age 25) and [his step-daughter] Anne Horatia Waldegrave (age 23) were married. She the daughter of James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 48). He the son of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 66) and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1801 [his step-daughter] Anne Horatia Waldegrave (age 39) died.

On 29 Dec 1803 [his son-in-law] Godfrey Bosville Macdonald (age 28) and [his illegitimate daughter] Louisa Maria La Coast Hanover (age 21) were married at Norwich, Norfolk [Map]. She the daughter of William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 60) and Almeria Carpenter (age 51). She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

Around 1804. John Opie (age 42). Portrait of William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 60).

On 25 Aug 1805 William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 61) died. His son [his son] William Frederick Hanover 2nd Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 29) succeeded 2nd Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh, 2nd Earl Connaught.

On 22 Aug 1807 [his former wife] Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 71) died.

Royal Ancestors of William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh 1743-1805

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh 1743-1805

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: King George I of Great Britain and Ireland Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg

Father: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John George Hohenzollern Margrave of Brandenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Joachim Ernst Hohenzollern 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert Hohenzollern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann Wilhelm Wettin Duke Saxe Weimar 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea Susanne Palatine Duchess Saxe Weimar

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothea Maria Anhalt

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg I Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Wettin I Duke Saxe Weimar 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Johann Philipp Wettin Duke Saxe Altenburg 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Maria Countess Palatine of Neuburg 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Julius Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Oldenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John George Wettin Elector Saxony 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Augustus Duke of Saxe Weissenfels 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Duchess Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe Gotha Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke John VII of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Oldenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Count Enno III of East Frisia

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Maria of Ostfriesland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of Holstein-Gottorp 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg