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William Augustus   /wˈɪljəm ɑgˈəstəs/   Listen
William Augustus

noun
1.
English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765).  Synonyms: Butcher Cumberland, Cumberland, Duke of Cumberland.






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"William augustus" Quotes from Famous Books



... Prince William". William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-65. The 'lamp-black face' would seem to imply that the portrait was a silhouette. In the letter quoted on p. 200 it is 'Prussia's monarch' (i.e. Frederick ...
— The Complete Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith • Oliver Goldsmith

... Jane, who married on the 21st of December, 1876, George Francis Gillanders of Highfield, with issue - a daughter, Frances Geraldine; (5) Horatia Georgina Ramsay, who married first on the 19th of July, 1877, William Gordon Cumming Asher, with issue - William Augustus, born on the 6th of July, 1878, and Isabella Cameron. She married secondly, Thomas Home, W.S., Edinburgh, with issue; (6) Jane Frances Harriet, who in 1890 married George Mullen of Springfield, County Sligo, with issue - a daughter, Jane ...
— History Of The Mackenzies • Alexander Mackenzie



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