The Act was proposed by the King as a direct result of the marriage of his brother Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland who, in 1771, had married the commoner Mrs Anne Horton the daughter of Simon Luttrell and the widow of Christopher Horton.
The Act was proposed by the King as a direct result of the marriage of his brother Prince Henry. His brother Prince Henry was Duke of Cumberland. This Duke of Cumberland had married the commoner Mrs Anne Horton the daughter of Simon Luttrell. This was in 1771. This Duke of Cumberland had married the commoner Mrs Anne Horton the daughter of the widow of Christopher Horton. This was in 1771.