Anne’s husband, Prince George (1653-1708), was the second son of Frederick III., king of Denmark. Before marrying Anne he had been a candidate for the throne of Poland. He was created earl of Kendal and duke of Cumberland in 1689. Some censure, which was directed against the prince in his capacity as lord high admiral, was terminated by his death. In religion George remained a Lutheran, and in general his qualities tended to make him a good husband rather than a soldier or a statesman.
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[1] See also Hist. MSS. Comm., MSS. of Duke of Rutland at Belvoir, ii. 109.
[2] Dalrymple’s Memoirs, ii. 175.
[3] Dalrymple’s Memoirs, ii. 249.
[4] Lord Ailesbury’s Memoirs, 293.
[5] Macpherson i. 241; Clarke’s Life of James II., ii. 476. The letter, which is only printed in fragments, is not in Anne’s style, and if genuine was probably dictated by the Churchills.
[6] Luttrell ii. 366, 376.