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 CUMBERLAND — CUNNINGHAM. 443 Prussia) King of Hanover, aa also Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg ; only s. and h., b. 27 May 1819 at Berlin ; Col.-iu-chief, 4th Keg. of Dragoons in the Hanoverian army ; G.C.H., 1830; X.G., 15 Aug. 1835 ; Knight of the Golden Fleece of Spain ; Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour of France, 1860 ; Commander of Maria Theresa of Austria ; and Knight Grand Cross of St. Stephen of Hungary. Since his deposition in 1866 no resided chiefly in Paris, but became i General in the British army, 1876. He m. 18 Feb. 1843, Alexaudrina Maria Wilhelmina Catherine Charlotte Theresa Henrietta Louisa Paulina Elizabeth Frederica Georgiana, 1st da. of Joseph Frederick Ernest George Charles, Duke ok Saxe-Altenbourg, by Louisa Amelia Wilhelmina Philippma, da. of Louis Alexander Frederick, DiiKE ok Wurtembehc. He if. 12 June 1878, aged 59, his funeral being celebrated at the Lutheran church, Rue Chaucat, in that city, whence he was removed to St. George's chapel, Windsor, and there bur. on the 25th. The Ex-Queen of Hanover, his widow, who was [J. 14 April 1818, V. and A., (1st class) was living 1889. VII. 1878. 3. Ernest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick, Duke of Cumberland and Tiviotdale, also Earl op Armagh [I,] as also Dnke of Brunswick-Luneburg, only s. and h., b. 21 Sep. 1845 at Hanover; entered the Hanoverian army, 1862 ; Col. 42ud reg. of Infantry in Austrian army, 1866 ; Major-Gen. in the British army, 1886 ; Grand cross of Hanover ; Knight of Maria Theresa of Austria, 1866; K.G., 23 June 1878. On 18 Oct. 1884, by the death of his (somewhat distant) cousin, William, Duke of Brunswick, he became the representative of that house and, by proclamation of the same date, signed " Ernst August " and issued from Gmunden in Austria, gave notice that thereby he took " pulsation of the Duchy of Brunswick." No further proceedings, however, occurred, lie m. 21 Dee. 1878, at Copenhagen, Thyha Amelia Caroline Charlotte Anne, 3rd and yst. da. of Ciihistian IX, King ok Denmark, by Louisa Wilhelmina Frederica Caroline Augusta Julia, da. of William, Landgrave ok Hesse-Cassel. She, who was b. 29 Sep. 1853, is C.I. [George William Christian Albert Edward Alexander Frederick Waldemar Ernest Adolf, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, 1st s. and h, ap. b. 28 Oct. 1880 at Gmunden in Austria and bap. there.] CUMBERNAULD. See " Fleming " fQy. "of Cumbernauld"?], Barony [S.] (Fleming), or. (circa) 1460. see CUMRA. CUMMERLAND. The style of "Lord Cummerland" was assumed by the fa. ap. of the Earldom of Balcarres [S.] See vol. i, p. 218, note " f." CUMNOCK. i.e. " Crichton op Sanquhar and Cumnock," Barony [S.] (Crichton), cr. 1633, with the Earldom ok Dumkries [S.], which seo. CUMRA. t'.c. " MouNtstuart, CuMra and Inchmarnock," Barony [S.] (Stacart), cr. 1703 with the Earldom of Bote [S.], which see. CUNNINGHAM. See "Kilmauks" [Qy. "Cunningham of Kilmatjrs"] Barony [S.] (Cunningham), cr. (circa) 1469.