William Augustus, duke of Cumberland

(1721-1765)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Cumberland, William Augustus, Duke of, 1721-1765 NRA: Cumberland William Augustus (1721-1765) Duke of Cumberland General DNB: William Augustus, Prince, duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), army officer LBT ID: DuCumbe1765 VIAF ID: 57457152 LOC ID: n84090592	B/BAP: 1721-04-15 DIED: 1765-10-31
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
The son of George II; he was a military officer and politician remembered in Scotland as “The Butcher of Culloden.”