Prince George of Denmark

Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland (2 April 165328 October 1708), was the husband of Anne, Queen of Great Britain.

Life
George was born in Copenhagen Castle. His father was Frederick III, King of Denmark and Norway. His mother was Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

In 1674, George was a candidate to be elected King of Poland. King Louis XIV of France wanted him to be elected. George was a Lutheran, but Poland was Roman Catholic, so John Sobieski was chosen instead.

Because George was Protestant, people thought he would be a good husband for Anne, Queen of Great Britain. She was just Lady Anne at the time. George and Anne were married on 28 July 1683. The wedding was in the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace, London. The guests included King Charles II, Queen Catherine, and the Duke and Duchess of York.

When King William III died in 1702, Anne became queen.

George died on 28 October 1708. Anne lived until 1714.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles
2 April 1653 – 10 April 1689: His Royal Highness Prince George of Denmark and Norway
10 April 1689 – 28 October 1708: His Royal Highness Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland

Honours
R af E: Knight of the Elephant, from birth
KG: Knight of the Garter, 1 January 1684

Arms
The royal coat of arms of Denmark with a label of three points Argent, each with three Ermine points. The whole surmounted by a crown of a prince of Denmark. His crest was "out of a coronet Or, a demi-lion rampant guardant Azure, crowned of the first".

Children

Queen Anne became pregnant seventeen times. Many of the pregnancies ended in stillbirth or miscarriage. None of the children lived past childhood.

Ancestry

Notes

References

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Other websites

Letter from Prince George to James II, 23 November 1688, withdrawing his support

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1653 births
1708 deaths
People from Copenhagen