Prince
William
Henry
Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
formerly Hannover
Born in Leicester House, Westminster, London, England
Ancestors 
Brother of
Augusta Frederica (Hannover) of Great Britain, George William Frederick (Hannover) Hanover, Edward Augustus (Hannover) of Great Britain, Elizabeth Caroline (Hannover) of Great Britain, Henry Frederick (Hannover) Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, Louisa Anne (Hannover) of Great Britain, Frederick William (Hannover) of Great Britain and Caroline Matilda (Hannover) of Great Britain
Husband of
Maria (Walpole) Hanover
— married
6 Sep 1766 in her father Sir Edward Walpole's house in Pall Mall, London
Descendants 
Father of
Sophia Matilda (Hanover) of Gloucester, Caroline Augusta Maria (Hanover) of Gloucester, William Frederick (Hannover) Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh and Louisa Maria (Coast) La Coast
Died
at age 61
in Gloucester House, Westminster, London, England
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Nov 2013
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William (Hannover) Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh is a member of the House of Hanover.
Biography
Sources
- Wikipedia:Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
- William Henry of Gloucester and Edinburgh on Find A Grave: Memorial #68456454 Retrieved 20 sep 2016.
- Wikidata: Item Q680982
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Nicholas II (Romanov) Романов
:
Mitochondrial DNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup T2a1a, MitoYDNA ID Z10200 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Sandra Makower :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Sandra_Makower
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~0.78%
Gord Beldam :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Gbeldam
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Eugene Quigley
Eugene Quigley
Why is his last name Frederick and not Hannover?
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by Eugene Quigley
William is 17 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 13 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 18 degrees from Maggie Beer, 39 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 26 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 27 degrees from Michael Chow, 22 degrees from Ree Drummond, 22 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 21 degrees from Matty Matheson, 23 degrees from Martha Stewart, 27 degrees from Danny Trejo and 29 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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