Paternal Family Tree: William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh
Maternal Family Tree: William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh
On 8th May 1736 [his father] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales [aged 29] and [his mother] Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 16] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg and [his grandmother] Magdalena Augusta Anhalt-Zerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg. He the son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 52] and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England [aged 53]. They were half fourth cousin once removed.
On 25th November 1743 William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh was born to Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales [aged 36] and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 23]. He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 31st March 1751 [his father] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales [aged 44] died at Leicester House.
On 15th May 1759 James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave [aged 44] and [his future wife] Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 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.
On 1st April 1760 [his brother] Prince Edward Hanover 1st Duke of York [aged 21] was created 1st Duke of York and Albany.
On 2nd October 1760 Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington [aged 25] was created 1st Earl Mornington, 1st Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle by [his brother] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 22] in reward for his services to music and philanthropy. Anne Hill Countess Mornington [aged 18] by marriage Countess Mornington.
On 25th October 1760 [his grandfather] King George II of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 76] died at Kensington Palace. His succeeded grandson [his brother] George [aged 22] succeeded III King Great Britain and Ireland. Duke Cambridge merged with the Crown.
On 8th September 1761 [his brother] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 23] and [his sister-in-law] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 17] were married at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She by marriage Queen Consort England. He the son of [his father] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and [his mother] Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 41]. They were third cousins. He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 22nd September 1761 [his brother] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 23] was crowned III King Great Britain and Ireland at Westminster Abbey [Map].
Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton [aged 24] was the Bearer of the Ivory Rod with the Dove.
William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot [aged 51] was appointed Lord High Steward.
Francis Hastings 10th Earl Huntingdon [aged 32] was the bearer of the Sword of State although the actual Sword of State couldn't be found and the Lord Mayor's Pearl Sword was substituted.
In 1762 William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 18] was appointed 580th Knight of the Garter by [his brother] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 23].
On 4th May 1762 [his brother] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 23] created a number of new peerages...
Edward Noel 1st Viscount Wentworth [aged 46] was created 1st Viscount Wentworth.
William Courtenay 7th Earl Devon [aged 53] was created 1st Viscount Courtenay.
Thomas Pelham Holles 1st Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 68] was created 1st Baron Pelham of Stanmer in Sussex with default to his cousin Thomas Pelham [aged 34].
Caroline Lennox 1st Baroness Holland [aged 39] was created 1st Baroness Holland in Lincolnshire. Henry Fox 1st Baron Holland [aged 56] by marriage Baron Holland in Lincolnshire.
John Perceval 2nd Earl Egmont [aged 51] was created 1st Baron Lovel and Holland of Enmore in Somerset.
John Montagu 1st Baron Montagu [aged 27] was created 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire.
Joseph Damer 1st Earl Dorchester [aged 44] was created 1st Baron Milton of Milton Abbey in Dorset.
Edward Hussey-Montagu 1st Earl Beaulieu [aged 41] was created 1st Baron Beaulieu of Beaulieu in Hampshire with a special remainder to his heirs male with his current wife Isabella Montagu Duchess Manchester [aged 56].
On 12th May 1762 George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon [aged 53] was created 1st Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire. Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton [aged 46] by marriage Baroness Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
George Fox Lane 1st Baron Bingley [aged 65] was created 1st Baron Bingley. Harriet Benson Baroness Bingley [aged 57] by marriage Baroness Bingley.
On 19th November 1764 William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 20] was created 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh, 1st Earl Connaught.
In 1766 William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 22] and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 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 [aged 46].
On 22nd October 1766 [his brother] Henry Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Cumberland and Strathearn [aged 20] was created 1st Duke Cumberland and Strathearn.
On 8th November 1766 [his brother-in-law] Christian VII King of Denmark and Norway [aged 17] and [his sister] Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 15] were married at Christiansborg Castle. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. She the daughter of [his father] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and [his mother] Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 46]. He the son of Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway and [his aunt] Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. They were first cousins. He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 17th September 1767 [his brother] Prince Edward Hanover 1st Duke of York [aged 28] died at York Room, Prince's Palace. Duke of York and Albany extinct.
On 10th March 1770 Lionel Tollemache 4th Earl Dysart [aged 61] died. His succeeded son Lionel Tollemache 5th Earl Dysart [aged 35] succeeded 5th Earl Dysart, 6th Baronet Talmash of Helmingham in Suffolk. [his illegitimate sister-in-law] Charlotte Walpole Countess Dysart [aged 32] by marriage Countess Dysart.
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In 1771 [his brother] Henry Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Cumberland and Strathearn [aged 25] and [his sister-in-law] Anne Luttrell Duchess Cumberland and Strathearn [aged 27] were married. Anne Luttrell Duchess Cumberland and Strathearn by marriage Duchess Cumberland and Strathearn. She the daughter of Simon Luttrell 1st Earl Carhampton [aged 58] and Judith Maria Lawes Countess Carhampton [aged 51]. He the son of [his father] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and [his mother] Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 51].
On 8th February 1772 [his mother] Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 52] died at Cartlon House.
On 29th May 1773 [his daughter] Princess Sophia of Gloucester was born to William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 29] and [his wife] Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 36] at Grosvenor Street. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 24th June 1774 [his daughter] Caroline Hanover was born to William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 30] and [his wife] Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 37] at Gloucester House. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She died aged less than one years old.
In 1775 Thomas Gainsborough [aged 47]. Portrait of William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 31].
On 14th March 1775 [his daughter] Caroline Hanover died after having been inoculated against smallpox. She was buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map].
On 10th May 1775 [his sister] Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 23] died.
On 15th January 1776 [his son] William Frederick Hanover 2nd Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh was born to William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 32] and [his wife] Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 39] at Palazzo Teodoli, via del Corso. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. He married 22nd July 1816 his first cousin Mary Hanover Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh, daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England.
On 6th January 1782 [his illegitimate daughter] Louisa Maria La Coast Hanover was born illegitimately to William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 38] and Almeria Carpenter [aged 30] at Esher, Surrey. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 5th May 1782 George Waldegrave 4th Earl Waldegrave [aged 30] and [his step-daughter] Elizabeth Laura Waldegrave Countess Waldegrave [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave and [his wife] Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 45]. He the son of John Waldegrave 3rd Earl Waldegrave [aged 64] and Elizabeth Leveson-Gower Countess Waldegrave [aged 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.
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On 22nd October 1784 John Waldegrave 3rd Earl Waldegrave [aged 66] died. His succeeded son George Waldegrave 4th Earl Waldegrave [aged 32] succeeded 4th Earl Waldegrave, 5th Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 8th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle. [his step-daughter] Elizabeth Laura Waldegrave Countess Waldegrave [aged 24] by marriage Countess Waldegrave.
On 16th November 1784 George Henry Fitzroy 4th Duke Grafton [aged 24] and [his step-daughter] Charlotte Maria Waldegrave [aged 23] were married at Navestock, Essex. She the daughter of James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave and [his wife] Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 48]. He the son of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 49] and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton [aged 47]. They were fourth cousin once removed. 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 [aged 25] and [his step-daughter] Anne Horatia Waldegrave [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave and [his wife] Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 48]. He the son of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 66] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford. They were second cousin once removed. 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 1789 [his illegitimate sister-in-law] Charlotte Walpole Countess Dysart [aged 51] died.
On 18th September 1790 [his brother] Henry Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Cumberland and Strathearn [aged 44] died. Duke Cumberland and Strathearn extinct.
In December 1800 [his brother] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 62] created a number of peers who supported the Act of Union...
On 21st December 1800 Charles Stanley Monck 1st Viscount Monck [aged 46] was created 1st Viscount Monck.
On 29th December 1800....
Murrough O'Brien 1st Marquess Thomond [aged 74] was created 1st Marquess Thomond. Mary Palmer Marchioness Thomond [aged 50] by marriage Marchioness Thomond.
Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely [aged 62] was created 1st Marquess Ely in County Wexford. Jane Myhill Marchioness Ely by marriage Marchioness Ely in County Wexford.
James Alexander 1st Earl Caledon [aged 70] was created 1st Earl Caledon in County Tyrone.
In 1801 [his step-daughter] Anne Horatia Waldegrave [aged 39] died.
On 29th December 1803 [his son-in-law] Godfrey Bosville Macdonald [aged 28] and [his illegitimate daughter] Louisa Maria La Coast Hanover [aged 21] were married at Norwich, Norfolk [Map]. She the illegitmate daughter of William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 60] and Almeria Carpenter [aged 51].
Around 1804. John Opie [aged 42]. Portrait of William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 60].
On 25th August 1805 William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 61] died. His succeeded son William [aged 29] succeeded 2nd Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh, 2nd Earl Connaught.
On 22nd August 1807 [his former wife] Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 71] died.
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 Godwinson: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 4 Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Charles V of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 9 Grand Son of John II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 9 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France
Great x 1 Grandfather: King George I Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 
8 x Great Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 6 x Great Grand Son of King Charles V of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles V of France
Great x 2 Grandmother: Electress 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 Grand Son of King James V of Scotland
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 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France
GrandFather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 9 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France
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 9 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Joachim Ernst Hohenzollern 10 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst
Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert Hohenzollern 11 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 12 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France
GrandMother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France
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 9 x Great Grand Son of King Louis VIII of France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar 10 x Great Grand Son of King Louis VIII of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea Susanne Palatine Duchess Saxe Weimar
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 11 x Great Grand Son of King Louis VIII of France
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothea Maria Anhalt
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg I Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 7 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Wettin I Duke Saxe Weimar 10 x Great Grand Son of King Louis VIII of France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Johann Philipp Wettin Duke Saxe Altenburg 5 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Maria Countess Palatine of Neuburg 4 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 6 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Julius Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Oldenburg 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France
GrandFather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 7 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony 10 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France
Great x 3 Grandfather: John George Elector Saxony 10 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie of Brandenburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France
Great x 2 Grandfather: Augustus Duke of Saxe Weissenfels 5 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Frederick Hohenzollern Duke Prussia 8 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France
Great x 3 Grandmother: Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia 4 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Eleonore de la Marck 3 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Duchess Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe Gotha Altenburg 6 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke John VII of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 9 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 10 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Oldenburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Count Enno III of East Frisia
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Maria of Ostfriesland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of Holstein-Gottorp 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France
Mother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 8 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon
GrandMother: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt-Zerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg