This tune commemorates Prince William Augustus (1721–1765), the Duke of Cumberland, third and youngest son of King George II. It first appeared in print in London music publisher John Walsh's Complete Country Dancing Master in 1731.
Ref: https://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:Prince_William
Ref: https://thesession.org/tunes/13552
Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_William,_Duke_of_Cumberland
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