Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, was a grandson of George II and a younger brother of George III of the United Kingdom.
Prince William Henry, c. 1800
William Henry (left) with his brother Henry, from a family group portrait of 1751.
William Henry, aged 11, by Liotard
The Duke by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1775
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
Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
…her uncle by marriage). The princess died at just nine months old following a smallpox inoculation, intended to protect her from the disease. Prince William Frederick (15 January 1776 – 30 November 1834) With the outbreak of the American War of Independence, the Duke hoped for a field command, but George refused. He…
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