Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn

Dukedom of Cumberland and Strathearn
Creation date	22 October 1766
Created by	King George III
Peerage	Peerage of Great Britain
First holder	Prince Henry
Last holder	Prince Henry
Remainder to	the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titles	Earl of Dublin
Status	Extinct
Extinction date	18 September 1790

Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain that was conferred upon a member of the British royal family. It was named after the county of Cumberland in England, and after Strathearn in Scotland.

History

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

The title of Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn was created on 22 October 1766 in the Peerage of Great Britain. This double dukedom and the Earldom of Dublin in the Peerage of Ireland were bestowed on Prince Henry, the third son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and grandson of King George II. Since Prince Henry died without legitimate children, the title became extinct.

The title of Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale was later created in the Peerage of Great Britain.

Cumberland is a historic county of England, while the title Strathearn referred to the strath (valley) of the River Earn in Scotland; the ancient title Earl/Mormaer of Strathearn died out in the 15th century.

List of titleholders

Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (1766)

Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death
Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn also Earl of Dublin (Ireland, 1766)		7 November 1745 Leicester House, London son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha	Anne Horton	18 September 1790 London aged 44
Henry had no children and all his titles became extinct on his death.

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