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Adolphus Frederick III (German: Adolf Friedrich III; 7 June 1686 – 11 December 1752) was a Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He founded the town of Neustrelitz as the capital of Mecklenburg-Strelit to replace the old capital which had burnt down.
Adolphus Frederick III (7 June 1686 – 11 December 1752) was a Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
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Prince Adolphus was born in February 1774 at Buckingham House, then known as the "Queen's House", in the City and Liberty of Westminster, now within Greater London. He was the youngest son of King George III and Queen Charlotteto survive childhood. Adolphus was baptized on 24 March 1774 in the Great Council Chamber at St James's Palace by Frederick...
After the death of Princess Charlotte in 1817, the Duke was set the task of finding a bride for his eldest unmarried brother, the Duke of Clarence (later William IV), in the hope of securing heirs to the throne—Charlotte had been the only legitimate grandchild of George III, despite the fact that the King had twelve surviving children. After severa...
From 1816 to 1837, the Duke of Cambridge served as viceroy of the Kingdom of Hanover on behalf of his elder brothers, George IV and later William IV. When his niece succeeded to the British throne on 20 June 1837 as Queen Victoria, the 122-year union of the crowns of the United Kingdom and Hanover ended, due to Hanover being under Salic Law; the su...
The Duke of Cambridge died on 8 July 1850 at Cambridge House, Piccadilly, London, and was buried in a specially-constructed extension to St Anne's Church, Kew. The Duchess was buried alongside him in 1889. Their remains were removed to St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1930. The Prince's only son, Prince George, succeeded to his peerages.
KG: Knight of the Garter, 2 June 1786GCB: Knight Grand Cross of the Bath (military), 2 January 1815GCMG: Grand Master of St Michael and St George, 20 June 1825; Principal Knight Grand Cross, 16 August 1832PC: Privy Counsellor, 1802The Duke's arms were the Royal Armsof the House of Hanover, with a three-point label of difference. The first and third points containing two hearts, and the centre point bearing a red cross. His arms were adopted by his younger daughter, Princess Mary Adelaide, and her heirs included them in their arms quartered with the arms of the Duke of Teck.
Eilers Koenig, Marlene (October 2020). "The Marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge". Royalty Digest Quarterly.
"Archival material relating to Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge". UK National Archives.Portraits of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge at the National Portrait Gallery, LondonPrince Adolphus Frederick was born at the Queen's House, which is now part of Buckingham Palace, on 24 February 1774, he was the seventh son of King George III and his queen, Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz and was the youngest son of George III to survive childhood. Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge.
Feb 25, 2023 · Her father was a younger half-brother of the reigning Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Adolphus Frederick III (r. 1708–1752), and her mother was a distant cousin of Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (1719–1772), her future mother-in-law.
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Grace Moremen's biography of Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge is a significant revision of Whig and Radical views of the sons of George III.
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Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge 1774-1850, the tenth child and seventh son of King George III and Queen Charlotte, was born at the Queen's Palace, St. James's Park (now Buckingham Palace) in the evening of 24 February 1774.
