Prince William Henry, first duke of Gloucester (1743-1805)
The younger brother of George III; in 1766 he secretly married Maria Walpole, the
illegitimate granddaughter of Sir Robert Walpole, an event resulting in the passage of the
Royal Marriages Act of 1772.
The younger brother of George III; in 1766 he secretly married Maria Walpole, the
illegitimate granddaughter of Sir Robert Walpole, an event resulting in the passage of the
Royal Marriages Act of 1772.