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
The Duke of Cambridge, c. 1900
Portrait of his mother, 1818
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
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
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
…1856 to 1895, and was raised to the rank of field marshal in 1862. He succeeded to the title of Duke of Cambridge in 1850 upon the death of his father Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge. Deeply devoted to the old Army, he worked with Queen Victoria to defeat or minimise every reform proposal, such as setting up a general staff. His…
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