Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, was a British prince and field marshal, the nephew and son-in-law of King George III. He was the only son of Prince William Henry, Duke of G
The Duke of Gloucester, c. late 1810s
The Duke of Gloucester in an engraving based on a portrait painted by Sir William Beechey, published 1826
Prince William was a regular guest at Earlham Hall, seat of the Gurney family who, like William, were abolitionists and Whigs
Maria Walpole
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Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh was a member of the British royal family. She was the Countess Waldegrave from 1759 to 1766, as a result of her first marriage to James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl
Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
…and field marshal, the nephew and son-in-law of King George III. He was the only son of Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, and Maria Walpole, making him a grandson of Frederick, Prince of Wales and of Edward Walpole. In 1816, he married Princess Mary, the fourth daughter of George III. William…
Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1779
Maria and her daughter Elizabeth by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1761.
Maria (in mourning), by Gainsborough.
The Ladies Waldegrave by Sir Joshua Reynolds (L to R: Charlotte, Elizabeth and Anne)