William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester
(1776-1834), Field MarshalRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 31 portraits
William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester, was a member of the British royal family, great-grandson of George II. He entered the army with the rank of colonel the age of thirteen in 1789, and was rapidly promoted further through the ranks: he was made major-general at twenty, lieutenant-general in twenty-three, general at thirty-two, and field marshal by the time he was forty. In 1816, he married Princess Mary, his cousin, and the fourth daughter of George III. His rather comical appearance made him the butt of cartoonists, to whom he was known as Slice of Gloucester and Cheese.
Related People
- Caroline Wilhelmina of Brandenburg-Ansbach (grandmother)
- Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (grandfather)
- Maria (née Walpole), Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (mother)
- Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester (wife)
- Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester (sister)
- Prince William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (father)
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