Adolphus (Hannover) Duke of Cambridge KG GCB
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Adolphus Frederick (Hannover) Duke of Cambridge KG GCB (1774 - 1850)

Prince Adolphus Frederick Duke of Cambridge KG GCB formerly Hannover
Born in Buckingham House, London, Englandmap
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Husband of — married 7 May 1818 in Kassel, Hessen, Germanymap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 76 in Cambridge House, Piccadilly, London, Englandmap
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Prince Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCH, PC was b. 24 Feb 1774 at Buckingham Palace, the 10th child and 7th son of King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz. He was appointed a Knight of the Garter 2 June 1786, and created Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Tipperary, and Baron of Culloden on 27 Nov 1801. He was appointed Knight Grand Gross of the Bath 2 Jan 1815, Knight Grand Gross of St Michael and St George 20 Jun 1825, Privy Counsellor 1802, and Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order 12 Aug 1815.

He m. 7 May 1818 at Cassel, Prussia (again 1 Jun 1818 at Kew Palace) his second cousin Augusta Wilhelmina Louisa of Hesse-Cassel (25 Jul 1797-6 Apr 1889), da. of Frederick III, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel and Caroline Polyxena, da. of Prince Charles William of Nassau-Usingen.

Children:

  1. HRH Prince George William Frederick Charles of Cambridge, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from birth, later 2nd Duke of Cambridge+
  2. HRH Princess Augusta Caroline Charlotte Elizabeth Mary Sophia Louise of Cambridge CI, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg from birth (b. 19 Jul 1822; d. 5 Dec 1916), mar. 28 Jun 1843 HGDH Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz+
  3. HRH Princess Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth of Cambridge CI, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg from birth (b. 27 Nov 1833; d. 27 Oct 1897), mar. 12 Jun 1866 Maj Gen HH Prince Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander, 1st Duke of Teck GCB GCVO (b. 1837; d. 1900), only son of HRH Duke Alexander of Württemberg by his wife Claudine, Countess Rhedey+

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