Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, was the son of Princess Anne and her husband, Prince George of Denmark. He was their only child to survive infancy. Styled Duke of Gloucester, he was viewed by cont
Portrait c. 1700
Anne embraces Gloucester, her only surviving child, in a painting by Godfrey Kneller, c. 1694.
Portrait by Edmund Lilly of Prince William in the mantle of the Order of the Garter, c. 1698
King William III entrusting Prince William to Bishop Burnet, in John Cassell's Illustrated History of England
Prince George of Denmark
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Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland, was the husband of Anne, Queen of Great Britain. He was the consort of the British monarch from Anne's accession on 8 March 1702 until his deat
Prince William, Duke of Gloucester
…William Henry; 24 July 1689 – 30 July 1700), was the son of Princess Anne (later Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1702) and her husband, Prince George of Denmark. He was their only child to survive infancy. Styled Duke of Gloucester, he was viewed by contemporaries as a Protestant champion because his birth…
Portrait c. 1705
Portrait by John Riley, c. 1687
Prince George wearing a ducal robe with the collar of the Garter, by Godfrey Kneller, c. 1704. Behind him, a ship offshore is flying the Admiralty flag.
George on horseback, painted by Michael Dahl, 1704