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Prince George, Duke of Cumberland

Copenhagen Castle, 2 Apr 1653 – Kensington Palace, 28 Oct 1708

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Facts and their sources

  • Born2 Apr 1653, Copenhagen Castleor 21 Apr 1653Records disagree1 source
  • TitleConsort of Englandor Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1702–1708 · Lord High Admiral, 1702–1708 · Consort of Scotland · Member of the House of Lords of Great Britain · Consort of Ireland · Consort of Great Britainnot verified1 source
  • TitleConsort of Scotlandor Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1702–1708 · Lord High Admiral, 1702–1708 · Consort of England · Member of the House of Lords of Great Britain · Consort of Ireland · Consort of Great Britainnot verified1 source
  • TitleMember of the House of Lords of Great Britainor Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1702–1708 · Lord High Admiral, 1702–1708 · Consort of England · Consort of Scotland · Consort of Ireland · Consort of Great Britainnot verified1 source
  • TitleConsort of Irelandor Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1702–1708 · Lord High Admiral, 1702–1708 · Consort of England · Consort of Scotland · Member of the House of Lords of Great Britain · Consort of Great Britainnot verified1 source
  • TitleConsort of Great Britainor Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1702–1708 · Lord High Admiral, 1702–1708 · Consort of England · Consort of Scotland · Member of the House of Lords of Great Britain · Consort of Irelandnot verified1 source
  • TitleLord High Admiral, 1702–1708or Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1702–1708 · Consort of England · Consort of Scotland · Member of the House of Lords of Great Britain · Consort of Ireland · Consort of Great Britainnot verified1 source
  • TitleLord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1702–1708or Lord High Admiral, 1702–1708 · Consort of England · Consort of Scotland · Member of the House of Lords of Great Britain · Consort of Ireland · Consort of Great Britainnot verified1 source
  • Died28 Oct 1708, Kensington Palacenot verified1 source
  • FatherFrederick III of Denmarknot verified1 source
  • MotherSophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburgnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 2 Apr 1653

    Born in Copenhagen Castle

  2. 1685–1692

    5 children are born

  3. 1702–1708

    Lord High Admiral

  4. 1702–1708

    Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports

  5. 28 Oct 1708

    Dies in Kensington Palace, aged 55

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 5

During his lifetime

He lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Copenhagen Castle.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1650s · Prince is born in Copenhagen Castle

In the news1659

Plague epidemic strikes Denmark in 1659

A plague epidemic broke out in 1659, causing the death of 25% to 30% of the population.

At the table

Common breakfast of beer porridge

A common breakfast for many, including school children, consisted of warm beer and bread porridge, sometimes served with butter.

What people wore

Everyday footwear and trousers

Peasant men often wore knickers made from tanned buckskin, and both men and women typically wore clogs for everyday and festive activities.

Getting around

Memorable royal logistics and animal transport

Large-scale royal travel was logistically demanding; for example, a 1643 trip by Prince Christian through Køge required the mobilization of 57 wagons in a single day. Another unusual journey involved a dromedary being led from Copenhagen to Køge in 1653, with a boy guiding the animal while a stableman rode alongside on a horse.

What it cost

Food Costs in the 1650s

A pound of coarse rye bread usually cost 1 to 2 skilling, while a pound of pork cost about 5 skilling in the 1650s.

Music

Minuet arrives in Denmark

The minuet began to establish itself as a fashionable dance in Denmark around 1667, appearing in wedding poetry.

Daily life

Limited and Specialized Schooling

Schooling was not universal; in rural areas, children often only attended school in winter, while in places like Nyboder, boys were trained as future naval workers with rye as part of their pay.