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Prince Henry Frederick of Great Britain

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Prince Henry Frederick of Great Britain

Birth
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Death
18 Sep 1790 (aged 44)
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Burial
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England Add to Map
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Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, was the sixth child and fourth son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, and a younger brother of George III.

The Duke was married on October 2, 1771 to Anne Horton (1743–1808), the daughter of an Irish peer and British Member of Parliament, Simon Luttrell, and the widow of Christopher Horton of Catton Hall. King George III did not approve of the marriage because Anne was a commoner and had been previously married. The marriage served as the impetus for the Royal Marriages Act of 1772, which forbade any descendant of George II to marry without the monarch's permission.

There were no children from this marriage.
Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, was the sixth child and fourth son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, and a younger brother of George III.

The Duke was married on October 2, 1771 to Anne Horton (1743–1808), the daughter of an Irish peer and British Member of Parliament, Simon Luttrell, and the widow of Christopher Horton of Catton Hall. King George III did not approve of the marriage because Anne was a commoner and had been previously married. The marriage served as the impetus for the Royal Marriages Act of 1772, which forbade any descendant of George II to marry without the monarch's permission.

There were no children from this marriage.

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HENRY FRED.
D. OF CUMBERLAND,
4th SON OF FREDERICK,
P. OF WALES,
1790.

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