Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
British and Hanoverian Royal
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge was the eighth son of King George III. He married Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel in 1818. They had three children. One of them was Princess Mary Adelaide, the mother of Mary of Teck, who became the consort of George V of the United Kingdom.
Prince Adolphus | |||||
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Duke of Cambridge | |||||
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Viceroy of the Kingdom of Hanover | |||||
Reign | 24 October 1816 – 20 June 1837 | ||||
Predecessor | General von Bülow | ||||
Successor | position abolished | ||||
Born | Buckingham Palace, London | 24 February 1774||||
Died | 8 July 1850 Cambridge House, Piccadilly | (aged 76)||||
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Spouse | |||||
Issue | Prince George, Duke of Cambridge Princess Augusta of Cambridge Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge | ||||
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House | House of Hanover | ||||
Father | George III | ||||
Mother | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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Ancestors
changePrince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge | Father: George III of the United Kingdom |
Paternal Grandfather: Frederick, Prince of Wales |
Paternal Great-grandfather: George II of Great Britain |
Paternal Great-grandmother: Caroline of Ansbach | |||
Paternal Grandmother: Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | ||
Paternal Great-grandmother: Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst | |||
Mother: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
Maternal Grandfather: . Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Prince of Mirow |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |
Maternal Great-grandmother: Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | |||
Maternal Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen | ||
Maternal Great-grandmother: Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach |