Born four days before his parents' sixth wedding anniversary on 24 July 1689 in Hampton Court Palace, he was baptised William Henry after his uncle William III, King of England, who gave him the title Duke of Gloucester.
Born four days before his parents' sixth wedding anniversary on 24 July 1689 in Hampton Court Palace, he was baptised William Henry by Henry Compton, Bishop of London, on 27 July 1689. He was named after his uncle King William III, who stood godfather and gave him the title Duke of Gloucester.