William Augustus

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William Augustus, better known as Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, was an 18th-century British royal and military commander noted for his role in the Battle of Culloden and the suppression of the Jacobite rising of 1745.

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instanceOf British prince
human
military commander
nobleman
allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
baptismPlace St James’s Palace, London
birthDate 1721-04-15
birthPlace Leicester House, London
causeOfNickname harsh repression after the Battle of Culloden
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1765-10-31
deathPlace Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Great Park
education privately educated as a British prince
father George II of Great Britain
givenName Augustus
William
hasNoChildren true
honorificPrefix His Royal Highness
languageSpoken English
German
maritalStatus never married
memberOf British royal family
militaryRank Field Marshal
mother Caroline of Ansbach
nickname Butcher Cumberland
nobleTitle Duke of Cumberland
Prince of Great Britain
notableWork command at the Battle of Culloden
command in the Battle of Fontenoy
command in the Battle of Lauffeld
service in the War of the Austrian Succession
suppression of the Jacobite rising of 1745
participatedIn Battle of Culloden
Battle of Dettingen
Battle of Fontenoy
Battle of Lauffeld
Jacobite rising of 1745
War of the Austrian Succession
placeOfBurial Westminster Abbey
positionHeld Baron Alderney
Captain-General of the British Army
Chancellor of the University of Dublin
Duke of Cumberland
Earl of Kennington
Ranger of Windsor Great Park
Viscount Trematon
religion Protestantism
royalHouse House of Hanover
sexOrGender male
sibling Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
Frederick, Prince of Wales
Louise of Great Britain
Princess Amelia of Great Britain
Princess Caroline of Great Britain
Princess Mary of Great Britain

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