Duchess of Cumberland

Duchess of Cumberland is the principal courtesy title held by the wife of the Duke of Cumberland.[1][2] Thus 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.[3] The latter title has been vacant since the dukedom's suspension in 1919.[4]

Portrait of Anne (née Horton), Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn, c. 1800–12.

Countesses of Cumberland (England, 1525-1643)

Subsidiary title: Baroness de Clifford.

Countess Image Earl Tenure
Margaret Talbot[5] 1st Unknown-1516
Margaret Percy[6] Unknown-1540
Eleanor Brandon[7] 2nd 1542-1547
Anne Dacre[8] c.1558-1570
Margaret Russell[9] 3rd 1577-1605
Grishold Hughes[10] 4th[11] 1605-Unknown
Frances Cecil[12] 5th 1641-1643

Duchesses of Cumberland (England, 1689–1702)

Subsidiary titles: Countess of Kendal, Baroness Okingham.

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

Subsidiary titles: Countess of Dublin

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

Other titles: Queen of Hanover, Countess of Armagh

References

  1. ↑ Cokayne, Complete Peerage, vol. III, pp. 370–375.
  2. ↑ Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, vol. II, pp. 45–48.
  3. ↑ Hibbert, George III: A Personal History, pp. 120–125.
  4. ↑ Cokayne, vol. III, pp. 370–375.
  5. ↑ Cokayne, Complete Peerage, vol. III, p. 45.
  6. ↑ Burke's Peerage, 107th edition, p. 1234.
  7. ↑ ODNB, "Eleanor Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk", Oxford University Press.
  8. ↑ ODNB, "Anne Dacre", Oxford University Press.
  9. ↑ Cokayne, Complete Peerage, vol. III, p. 47.
  10. ↑ Burke's Peerage, 107th edition, p. 1235.
  11. ↑ Burke's Peerage, 107th edition, p. 1235.
  12. ↑ ODNB, "Frances Cecil, Countess of Cumberland", Oxford University Press.
  13. ↑ Curtis, pp. 12–17; Gregg, p. 4
  14. ↑ Curtis, p. 30; Green, p. 27; Gregg, p. 17
  15. ↑ Gregg, pp. 392–394; Somerset, p. 528
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. 1 2 Willis, Daniel A., The Descendants of King George I of Great Britain, Clearfield Company, 2002, p. 73. ISBN 0-8063-5172-1
  18. ↑ 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.