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
Duke of Cambridge
Viceroy of the Kingdom of Hanover
Reign24 October 1816 – 20 June 1837
PredecessorGeneral von Bülow
Successorposition abolished
Born(1774-02-24)24 February 1774
Buckingham Palace, London
Died8 July 1850(1850-07-08) (aged 76)
Cambridge House, Piccadilly
Burial
Spouse
IssuePrince George, Duke of Cambridge
Princess Augusta of Cambridge
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
Full name
Adolphus Frederick
HouseHouse of Hanover
FatherGeorge III
MotherCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Ancestors

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Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridges ancestors in three generations
Prince 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