Duchess of Cumberland is the principal courtesy title held by the wife of the Duke of Cumberland.Cokayne, Complete Peerage, vol. III, pp. 370–375.Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, vol. II, pp. 45–48. Thus far only one woman has been Duchess of Cumberland alone but another has been Duchess of Cumberland & Strathearn and three more have been Duchess of Cumberland & Teviotdale.Hibbert, George III: A Personal History, pp. 120–125. The latter title has been vacant since the dukedom's suspension in 1919.Cokayne, vol. III, pp. 370–375.
Countesses of Cumberland (England, 1525-1643) Subsidiary title: Baroness de Clifford. CountessImageEarlTenureMargaret TalbotCokayne, Complete Peerage, vol. III, p. 45. 1stUnknown-1516Margaret PercyBurke's Peerage, 107th edition, p. 1234. Unknown-1540Eleanor BrandonODNB, "Eleanor Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk", Oxford University Press. 2nd1542-1547Anne DacreODNB, "Anne Dacre", Oxford University Press. c.1558-1570Margaret RussellCokayne, Complete Peerage, vol. III, p. 47.3rd1577-1605Grishold HughesBurke's Peerage, 107th edition, p. 1235. 4thBurke's Peerage, 107th edition, p. 1235. 1605-UnknownFrances CecilODNB, "Frances Cecil, Countess of Cumberland", Oxford University Press.5th1641-1643
Duchesses of Cumberland (England, 1689–1702) Subsidiary titles: Countess of Kendal, Baroness Okingham.
| Anne of EnglandHouse of Stuart1689–1702 | | 6 February 1665St James's Palace, Westminster–daughter of James, Duke of York and Anne HydeCurtis, pp. 12–17; Gregg, p. 4 | 28 July 1683Prince George of Denmark5 childrenCurtis, p. 30; Green, p. 27; Gregg, p. 17 | 1 August 1714aged 49Gregg, pp. 392–394; Somerset, p. 528
Duchesses of Cumberland & Strathearn (Great Britain, 1766–1790) Subsidiary titles: Countess of Dublin
| Anne HortonLuttrell family1771–1790 | | 24 January 1743Marylebone, London–daughter of Simon Luttrell and Judith Lawes. | 2 October 1771Prince Henry FrederickNo children | 28 December 1808aged 49
Duchesses of Cumberland & Teviotdale (Great Britain, 1799–1919) Other titles: Queen of Hanover, Countess of Armagh
| Frederica of Mecklenburg-StrelitzHouse of Mecklenburg-Strelitz1815–1841 | | 3 March 1778Hanover–daughter of Grand Duke Charles II and Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt | 29 August 1815The Prince Ernest Augustus1 childWillis, Daniel A., The Descendants of King George I of Great Britain, Clearfield Company, 2002, p. 73. | 29 June 1841aged 63 |- | Marie of Saxe-AltenburgHouse of Saxe-Altenburg1851–1878 | | 14 April 1818Hildburghausen, Saxe-Hildburghausen–daughter of Duke Joseph and Duchess Amelia of Württemberg | 18 February 1843George, Crown Prince of Hanover3 children | 9 January 1907aged 88 |- | Princess Thyra of DenmarkHouse of Glücksburg1878–1919 | | 29 September 1853Yellow Mansion, Copenhagen–daughter of King Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel. pp. 69–70. | 21 December 1878Prince Ernest Augustus6 children | 26 February 1933aged 79
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