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Authorised form of nameGeorge (1653 - 1708); Prince of Denmark
Other forms of nameGeorge, Duke of Cumberland
Dates1653 - 1708
NationalityDanish
Date of birth23 April 1653
Date of death28 October 1708
ActivityCareer:
Generalissimo of the Queen's Forces (1702); Lord High Admiral (1702)
Honours:
KG 1684; Baron of Ockingham, Earl of Kendal and Duke of Cumberland 1689
Membership categoryRoyal Fellow
Date of election30/11/1704
RelationshipsSon of Frederick III of Denmark and his wife, Sophia Amalia, daughter of George, Duke of Brunswick-Luneberg; married Anne, daughter of James II and his first wife Anne Hyde, and later Queen of Great Britain and Ireland
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Notes:
Index to BR wrongly states that he was made Duke in 1704.
CodeNA7321
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