Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn

Prince Henry
Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, 1777
Born(1745-10-27)27 October 1745
Leicester House, London
Died18 September 1790(1790-09-18) (aged 44)
Cumberland House, London
Burial28 September 1790
Spouse
(m. 1771)
Names
Henry Frederick
HouseHanover
FatherFrederick, Prince of Wales
MotherPrincess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
Signature
Military career
Allegiance Great Britain
Branch Royal Navy
Years of service1768–1790
RankAdmiral of the White

Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (Henry Frederick; 7 November [O.S. 27 October] 1745 – 18 September 1790) was the sixth child and fourth son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, and a younger brother of George III. His 1771 marriage to a commoner against the King's wishes prompted the Royal Marriages Act 1772.