Duchess of Cumberland

Duchess of Cumberland is the principal courtesy title held by the wife of the Duke of Cumberland. So far only one woman has been Duchess of Cumberland alone but another has been Duchess of Cumberland & Strathearn and three more have been Duchess of Cumberland & Teviotdale. The latter title has been vacant since the dukedom's suspension in 1919.

Countesses of Cumberland (England, 1525-1643)

Subsidiary title: Baroness de Clifford.

Countess	Earl	Tenure
Margaret Talbot	1st	Unknown-1516
Margaret Percy	1st	Unknown-1540
Eleanor Brandon	2nd	1542-1547
Anne Dacre	2nd	c.1558-1570
Margaret Russell	3rd	1577-1605
Grishold Hughes	4th	1605-Unknown
Frances Cecil	5th	1641-1643

Duchesses of Cumberland (England, 1689–1702)

Subsidiary titles: Countess of Kendal, Baroness Okingham.

Duchess	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death
Anne of England House of Stuart 1689–1702		6 February 1665 St James's Palace, Westminster – daughter of James, Duke of York and Anne Hyde^[1]	28 July 1683 Prince George of Denmark 5 children^[2]	1 August 1714 aged 49^[3]

Duchesses of Cumberland & Strathearn (Great Britain, 1766–1790)

Subsidiary titles: Countess of Dublin

Duchess	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death
Anne Horton Luttrell family 1771–1790		24 January 1743 Marylebone, London – daughter of Simon Luttrell and Judith Lawes.	2 October 1771 Prince Henry Frederick No children^[4]	28 December 1808 aged 49

Duchesses of Cumberland & Teviotdale (Great Britain, 1799–1919)

Other titles: Queen of Hanover, Countess of Armagh

Duchess	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death
Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1815–1841	3 March 1778 Hanover – daughter of Grand Duke Charles II and Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt	29 August 1815 The Prince Ernest Augustus 1 child^[5]	29 June 1841 aged 63^[5]
Marie of Saxe-Altenburg House of Saxe-Altenburg 1851–1878	14 April 1818 Hildburghausen, Saxe-Hildburghausen – daughter of Duke Joseph and Duchess Amelia of Württemberg	18 February 1843 George, Crown Prince of Hanover 3 children	9 January 1907 aged 88
Princess Thyra of Denmark House of Glücksburg 1878–1919	29 September 1853 Yellow Mansion, Copenhagen – daughter of King Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel^[6]	21 December 1878 Prince Ernest Augustus 6 children	14 November 1923 aged 78

References

^ Curtis, pp. 12–17; Gregg, p. 4
^ Curtis, p. 30; Green, p. 27; Gregg, p. 17
^ Gregg, pp. 392–394; Somerset, p. 528
^ Sheppard, F H W. "Pall Mall, South Side, Past Buildings: Nos 85-87 (consec.) Pall Mall, Cumberland House Pages 364-367 Survey of London: Volumes 29 and 30, St James Westminster, Part 1. Originally published by London County Council, London, 1960". British History Online. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b Willis, Daniel A., The Descendants of King George I of Great Britain, Clearfield Company, 2002, p. 73. ISBN 0-8063-5172-1
^ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1977). Burke's Royal Families of the World. Vol. 1. London: Burke's Peerage. ISBN 0-220-66222-3.. pp. 69–70.

[1] Curtis, pp. 12–17; Gregg, p. 4

[2] Curtis, p. 30; Green, p. 27; Gregg, p. 17

[3] Gregg, pp. 392–394; Somerset, p. 528

[sheppard-4] Sheppard, F H W. "Pall Mall, South Side, Past Buildings: Nos 85-87 (consec.) Pall Mall, Cumberland House Pages 364-367 Survey of London: Volumes 29 and 30, St James Westminster, Part 1. Originally published by London County Council, London, 1960". British History Online. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

[willis-5] Willis, Daniel A., The Descendants of King George I of Great Britain, Clearfield Company, 2002, p. 73. ISBN 0-8063-5172-1

[bp-6] Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1977). Burke's Royal Families of the World. Vol. 1. London: Burke's Peerage. ISBN 0-220-66222-3.. pp. 69–70.

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v t e Duchesses of Cumberland
Duchess of Cumberland	Anne Stuart (1689–1702)
Duchess of Cumberland & Strathearn	Anne Horton (1771–1790)
Duchess of Cumberland & Teviotdale	Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1815–1841) Marie of Saxe-Altenburg (1851–1878) Princess Thyra of Denmark (1878–1919)

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See also: List of British monarchs Royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom
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