OLDENBURG, GEORGE [SSNE 4711]
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George, Prince of Denmark, was born in 1653, son of Frederick III of Denmark-Norway. In 1683 he married Princess, later Queen Anne (1665-1714), daughter of James VII/II. George was a member of the Scottish Privy Council from 1685 and created Duke of Cumberland in 1689.DNB, XXI, pp.204-207; T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.285.
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- STUART KINGDOMS, STUART COURT
- Departed 1708-12-31
- Capacity PRINCE CONSORT, purpose ROYALTY