Prince William, Duke of Gloucester
Born Prince William Henry of Great Britain and Ireland, created Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh in 1864.
Son of Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751) and his wife Augusta, Princess of Saxe-Gotha (1719-1772).
Born: Leicester House, London 25. Nov 1743
Baptised: Leicester House 6. Dec 1743
Godparents:
Willem IV. Prince of Orange (his father’s brother-in-law)
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (his paternal uncle)
Princess Amelia of Great Britain and Ireland (his paternal aunt)
Married: Pall Mall, London 6. Sep 1766 Maria Walpole (1736-1807), illegitimate daughter of Sir Edward Walpole (1706-1784) by his mistress Dorothy Clement.
Issue:
Princess Sophia of Gloucester (1773-1844)
Princess Caroline of Gloucester (1774-1775)
Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (776-1834) m. 1816 Princess Mary of the United Kingdom (1776-1857)
Died: Gloucester House, London 25. Aug 1805
Buried: St. George’s Chapel, Windsor
Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. I/1, 1998, Vittorio Klostermann; Alison Weir: “Britain’s Royal Families”, Vintage Books 2008; for christening and godparents see Yvonne’s Royalty Home Page http://users.uniserve.com/~canyon/christenings.htm#Christenings