Biography of William Frederick Hanover 2nd Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh 1776-1834

Paternal Family Tree: Hanover

Maternal Family Tree: Dorothy Clement 1715-1739

On 15 May 1759 James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave (age 44) and [his mother] 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 1766 [his father] William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 22) and [his mother] 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.

On 15 Jan 1776 William Frederick Hanover 2nd Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh was born to William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 32) and 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.

In 1787 William Frederick Hanover 2nd Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 10) admitted at Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map].

On 29 Sep 1791 [his future brother-in-law] Prince Frederick Hanover Duke York of York (age 28) and Frederica Charlotte Hohenzollern (age 24) were married at Charlottenburg, Berlin. She the daughter of Frederick William II King Prussia (age 47) and Crown Princess Elisabeth Christine of Prussia (age 44). He the son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 53) and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 47). They were third cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.

1794 Creation of Garter Knights

In 1794 [his uncle] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 55) created new Garter Knights as follows:

617th Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch (age 47),

618th William Frederick Hanover 2nd Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 17),

619th William Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke Portland (age 55).

On 18 May 1797 King Frederick Wilhelm Karl Württemberg (age 42) and [his illegitimate sister-in-law] Princess Charlotte Hanover (age 30) were married. She the daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 58) and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 52). They were third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 25 Aug 1805 [his father] William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 61) died. 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 mother] Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 71) died.

On 22 Jul 1816 William Frederick Hanover 2nd Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 40) and Mary Hanover Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 40) were married at St James's Palace [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh. She the daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 78) and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 72). He the son of William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh. They were first cousins. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 05 Jan 1827 [his brother-in-law] Prince Frederick Hanover Duke York of York (age 63) died.

On 05 Oct 1828 [his illegitimate sister-in-law] Princess Charlotte Hanover (age 62) died.

On 30 Nov 1834 William Frederick Hanover 2nd Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 58) died at Yattendon Castle [Map]. He was buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh, Earl Connaught extinct.

On 30 Apr 1857 [his former wife] Mary Hanover Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 81) died.

Royal Ancestors of William Frederick Hanover 2nd Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh 1776-1834

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

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

Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of William Frederick Hanover 2nd Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh 1776-1834

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 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 Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Joachim Ernst Hohenzollern 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Hohenzollern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea Maria Anhalt

Great x 2 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: Johann Philipp Wettin Duke Saxe Altenburg 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 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: John George Wettin Elector Saxony 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Augustus Duke of Saxe Weissenfels 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 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 Adolphus Frederick I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Maria of Ostfriesland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

Great x 1 Grandmother: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg

William Frederick Hanover 2nd Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Walpole

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Walpole of Houghton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Barkham

Great x 2 Grandfather: Colonel Robert Walpole

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Crane 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Susan Crane

Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Alinton

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Walpole 1st Earl Orford

GrandFather: Edward Walpole 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Shorter

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Short of Bybrook

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Shorter 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Philipps 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Erasmus Philipps 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Philipps 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Darcy 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Darcy Lady Philips 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Mother: Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Hammond Clement Postmaster

GrandMother: Dorothy Clement