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| | Berkshire History: Biographies: Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1743-1805) |
 | | William was the third son of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, by Augusta, daughter of Duke Frederick II of Saxe-Gotha, and the grandson of King George II of Great Britain. |
 | | In the army, Gloucester was commissioned a Colonel of the 13th Regiment of Foot on 28th June 1766, of the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards on 6th January 1768, of the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards and Major-General on 30th March 1770, General on 25th May 1772 and, eventually, Field-Marshal in 1793. |
 | | William and Maria ten sold their twin St. Leonard's estates for the princely sum of £10,000 but, afterwards, relations between the two appear to have begun to deteriorate. |
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