Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale

Dukedom of Cumberland and Teviotdale
Creation date	24 April 1799
Created by	King George III
Peerage	Peerage of Great Britain
First holder	Prince Ernest Augustus
Last holder	Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover
Remainder to	the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titles	Earl of Armagh
Status	Suspended on 28 March 1919 under the Titles Deprivation Act 1917

Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain that was held by junior members of the British royal family. It was named after the county of Cumberland in England, and after Teviotdale in Scotland. Held by the Hanoverian royals, it was suspended under the Titles Deprivation Act 1917, which revoked titles belonging to enemies of the United Kingdom during the Great War.

History

"A Cumberland Strut": 1812 sketch depicting Ernest Augustus's title and Charlotte Nugent (wife of Charles Edmund Nugent), his supposed mistress

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

In 1799, the double dukedom of Cumberland and Teviotdale, in the Peerage of Great Britain, was bestowed on Ernest Augustus (later King of Hanover), fifth son of King George III of the United Kingdom. ^[1] Cumberland is a historic county in northwest England, while Teviotdale refers to the basin of the River Teviot in Scotland. In 1837, Ernest became king of Hanover, and on his death in 1851 the title descended with the kingdom to his son King George V of Hanover, and on George's death in 1878 to his grandson Prince Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover. In 1866, Hanover was annexed by Prussia, but King George died without renouncing his rights. His son Ernest, while maintaining his claim to the kingdom of Hanover, was generally known by his title of Duke of Cumberland in Britain. ^[2]

The title was suspended for Ernest's pro-German activities during World War I under the Titles Deprivation Act 1917, as it was for his son. Under the Act, the lineal male heirs of the 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale have the right to petition the British Crown for the restoration of his peerages. To date, none has done so. The present heir is Prince Ernst August of Hanover (born 26 February 1954), great grandson of the 3rd Duke and current head of the House of Hanover. He is the senior male-line descendant of George III of the United Kingdom.

Dukes of Cumberland and Teviotdale

After the Union of Great Britain, the Hanoverian kings liked to grant double titles (one from one constituent country, one from another) to emphasise unity.

Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death	Sucession	Arms
Prince Ernest Augustus House of Hanover 1799–1851 also Earl of Armagh (1799), King of Hanover (1837)		5 June 1771 Buckingham Palace son of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz	Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 29 May 1815 3 children	18 November 1851 Hanover aged 80	The son of George III
Prince George House of Hanover 1851–1878 also Earl of Armagh (1851), King of Hanover (1851)		27 May 1819 Berlin son of Prince Ernest Augustus and Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz	Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg 18 February 1843 3 children	12 June 1878 Paris aged 59	The son of Prince Ernest Augustus, the 1st Duke
Prince Ernest Augustus House of Hanover 1878–1919 also Earl of Armagh (1878), Crown Prince of Hanover (1851)		21 September 1845 Hanover son of Prince George and Marie of Saxe-Altenburg	Princess Thyra of Denmark 21 December 1878 6 children	14 November 1923 Gmunden aged 78	The son of Prince George, the 2nd Duke
The Titles Deprivation Act 1917 suspended the title on 28 March 1919.

v t e 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

See also

• King of Hanover

References

1. "No. 15126". The London Gazette . 23 April 1799. p. 372.
2.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain :  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cumberland, Dukes and Earls of". Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 620.