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Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (15 January 1776 – 30 November 1834), was a great-grandson of King George II and nephew and son-in-law of King George III of the United Kingdom. ==Early life== Prince William of Gloucester was born on 15 January 1776 at Palazzo Teodoli in via del Corso, Rome.〔"...the insignificant palaces, Fiano, Verospi, and Teodoli..." (Augustus Hare, ''Walks in Rome'' vol. i, 1903 p. 46).〕 His father was Prince William, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, the third son of the Prince of Wales. His mother was Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, the illegitimate daughter of Edward Walpole and granddaughter of Robert Walpole. As a great-grandson of George II he held the title of Prince of Great Britain with the style ''His Highness'', not ''His Royal Highness'', at birth. The young prince was christened at Teodoli Palace, on 12 February 1776 by a Rev Salter. His godparents were the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (his first cousin once-removed and his wife) and The Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (his second cousin once-removed).〔(Yvonne's Royalty Home Page: Royal Christenings ). Users.uniserve.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-15.〕 During his stay in Stockholm in 1802–1803, his interest and rumoured affair with Aurora Wilhelmina Koskull attracted a lot of attention, and he reportedly had plans to marry her. Queen Charlotte recalled that William said of Koskull: "If she was your daughter, I would marry her!"〔 〕 He was admitted to the University of Cambridge (Trinity College) in 1787, and granted his MA in 1790. On 25 August 1805, Prince William's father died, and he inherited the titles Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh and Earl of Connaught. From 1811 until his death he was Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.〔 He was offered the position of king of Sweden in 1812 by some members of the Swedish nobility, but the British government would not allow it. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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