Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (78 page)

1  Unnamed son (
b
.&
d
.1735).

2  Unnamed daughter (
b
.&
d.
1736).

3  Unnamed daughter (
b
.&
d
.1739).

4  Wilhelmina Caroline (1743–1787); she married Charles Christian, Duke of Nassau-Weilburg (1735–1788), and had issue.

5  Anne Marie (
b
.&
d
.1746).

6  William V (Batavus), Prince of Orange (1748–1806); he married Frederica Sophia Wilhelmina (1751–1820), daughter of Prince Augustus William of Prussia, and had issue.

Anne died on 2 (O.S.) or 12 (N.S.) January, 1759, at The Hague, Holland.

3  
Amelia Sophia Eleanor

Known as Emily, she was born on 30 May (O.S.) or 10 June (N.S.), 1711, at Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover. She died on 31 October, 1786, at her house in Cavendish Square, London, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.

4  
Caroline Elizabeth

She was born on 30 May (O.S.) or 10 June (N.S.), 1713, at Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover. She died on 28 December, 1757, at St James’s Palace, London, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.

5  
Stillborn son

He was born on 9 November, 1716, at St James’s Palace, London.

6  
George William

He was born on 2/3 November, 1717, at St James’s Palace, London. He is sometimes referred to as the Duke of Gloucester, but there is no evidence that he was ever so styled, designated or formally created. He died on 6 February, 1718, at Kensington Palace, London, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.

7  
Miscarriage

This occurred in 1718.

8  
William Augustus

He was born on 15 April, 1721, either at Leicester House, St Martin’s-in-the-Fields, London, or – less probably – at St James’s Palace, London. He was made a Knight of the Bath on 27 May, 1725, and was created Duke of Cumberland, Marquess of Berkhamstead, Earl of Kennington, Viscount Trematon, and Baron of Alderney on 27 July, 1726. He was made a Knight of the Garter on 18 May, 1730. He died unmarried on 31 October, 1765, at his house in Upper Grosvenor Street, London, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.

William is said, without reliable evidence, to have had three illegitimate children by the daughter of a Scottish soldier.

9  
Mary

She was born on 22 February (O.S.) or 5 March (N.S.), 1723, at Leicester House, St Martins-in-the-Fields, London. She married Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (1720–1785), by proxy on 8 (O.S.) or 19 (N.S.) May, 1740, at St James’s Palace, London, and in person on 28 June, 1740, at Cassel, Germany, and had issue:

1  William (1741–1742).

2  William IX, Landgrave and Elector of Hesse-Cassel (1743–1821); he married Wilhelmina Caroline (1747–1820), daughter of Frederick V, King of Denmark by Louisa, daughter of George II (
see here
), and had issue.

3  Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (1744–1836); he married Louisa (1750–1831), daughter of Frederick V, King of Denmark, by Louisa, daughter of George II (
below), and had issue.

4  Frederick III, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (1747–1837); he married Caroline Polyxena (1762–1823), daughter of Charles William, Prince of Nassau-Usingen, and had issue, including Augusta, wife of Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, son of George III.

Mary died on 14 or 16 January, 1772, at Hanau, Germany.

10  
Louisa

She was born on 7 December, 1724, at Leicester House, St Martin’s-in-the-Fields, London. She married Frederick V, King of Denmark and Norway (1723–1766), by proxy on 27 or 30 October, 1743, at
Hanover, Germany, and in person on 11 December, 1743, at Altona, near Hamburg, Germany and had issue:

1  Christian (1745–1747).

2  Sophia Magdalena (1746–1813); she married Gustavus III, King of Sweden (1746–1792), and had issue.

3  Wilhelmina Caroline (1747–1820); she married William I, Elector of Hesse-Cassel (son of Mary, daughter of George II –
above) (1747–1821), and had issue.

4  Christian VII, King of Denmark (1749–1808); he married Caroline Matilda of Wales, granddaughter of George II (
see here
).

5  Louisa (1750–1831); she married Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (1744–1836) (son of Mary, daughter of George II –
above), and had issue.

Louisa died on 8 or 19 December, 1751, at Christianborg Castle, Copenhagen, Denmark.

1  John Louis, Count von Walmoden-Gimborn (1736–1811).