Person William Augustus (1721 - 1765); Duke of Cumberland William Augustus D'Este Guelph, HRH William Augustus 1721 - 1765 British Male Leicester House, London, England 15 April 1721 Upper Grosvenor Street, London 31 October 1765 Burial: Henry VII's Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London, England, Europe

Career: Field Marshal and Commander in Chief of the Army; commanded the Army at Fontenoy (1745) and at Culloden Moor (1746) Honours: KB 1725; Baron 1726; Duke 1726; KG 1730 Son of King George II Royal Fellow 04/12/1760 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: Desmond King-Hele, 'Man of Many Mysteries', review of Joy Hancox, The Queen's Chameleon: the Life of John Byrom in NR 1996 vol 50 pp 256-258, plate International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 15 Apr 1721 - 31 Oct 1765 NA6233 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 6e1eda88-1a75-4435-ac9d-ac6b9ca2de4b