Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge was the tenth child and seventh son of King George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte. He held the title of Duke of Cambridge from 1801 until his death. F
Portrait by William Beechey, 1808
Prince Adolphus at the age of four with his younger sisters Mary and Sophia in 1778, by Benjamin West
Portrait of Prince Adolphus, by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1782
Portrait of Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge, by William Beechey, 1818
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge was a member of the British royal family, a grandson of King George III and cousin of Queen Victoria. The Duke was an army officer by profession and served as Commande
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
…of his elder brothers King George IV and King William IV. Adolphus married Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel in 1818, with whom he had three children: Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, Princess Augusta of Cambridge and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge. He was the maternal grandfather of Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, later Queen…
The Duke of Cambridge, c. 1900
The storm in Balaklava Bay on 14 November 1854, during which HRH was on board the steam frigate HMS Retribution.
Collodion of Prince George, 1855, by Roger Fenton