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He was born on 24 February, 1774, at Buckingham Palace. He was made a Knight of the Garter on 2 June, 1786, and was created Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Tipperary, and Baron of Culloden on 27 November, 1801. He died on 8 July, 1850, at Cambridge House, Piccadilly, London, and was buried at Kew. His remains were later removed to St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

Adolphus married, on 7 May, 1818, at Cassel, Prussia, and again on 1 June, 1818, at Kew Palace, Surrey:

Augusta Wilhelmina Louisa

She was the daughter of Frederick III, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (son of Mary, daughter of George II), by Caroline Polyxena, daughter of Charles William, Prince of Nassau-Usingen, and she was born on 25 July, 1797, at Rumpenheim Castle, Cassel, Germany. She died on 6 April, 1889, at St James’s Palace, London, and was buried at Kew. Her remains were later removed to St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

Issue of marriage:

(i)	George William Frederick Charles
He was born on 26 March, 1819, at Cambridge House, Hanover, Germany. He was made a Knight of the Garter on 15 August, 1835, and succeeded his father as Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Tipperary and Baron of Culloden on 8 July, 1850. He died on 17 March, 1904, at Gloucester House, Piccadilly, London, and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery, London.
George married, privately and in contravention of the Royal Marriages Act 1772, on 8 January, 1847, at St John’s Church, Clerkenwell, London:
Sarah Louisa
She was the daughter of John Fairbrother by an unnamed daughter of Thomas Freeman of Wylcot, Shrewsbury, and she was born in 1816 at Bow Street, Covent Garden, London. An actress, she was known as ‘Mrs FitzGeorge’ after her marriage. She died on 12 January, 1890, at 6, Queen Street, Mayfair, London, and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery, London.
Sarah Louisa had the following illegitimate issue:
1 Charles Manners Sutton Fairbrother (?) (1836–1901).
2 Louisa Katherine ( b .1839?); she married a Captain Hamilton.
Issue of marriage, all surnamed ‘FitzGeorge’ (the first two were actually born before their parents entered wedlock):

(a)	George William Adolphus
He was born on 27 August, 1843, in London. He died on 2 September, 1907, at Lucerne, Switzerland.
George married, on 28 November, 1885, in Paris:
Rosa Frederica
She was the daughter of William Baring of Norman Court, Hants., by Elizabeth Hammersley, and she was born on 9 March, 1854, at Norman Court, Hants. She married firstly Frank Wigsell Arkwright of Sanderstead Court, Surrey, on 29 August, 1878, and had issue:
1 Mabel Iris ( b .1886); she married firstly Robert Shekelton Balfour (1869–1942), and had issue, and secondly Vladimir Emanuellovitch, Prince Galitzine (1884–1954).
2 George Daphné (1889–1954); she married Sir George Foster Earle (1890–1965), although they later divorced.
3 George William Frederick (1892–1960); he married firstly Esther Vignon (1888– c. 1935), from whom he was later divorced, and secondly Frances ( b. 1911), daughter of Robert Bellenger.
Rosa was divorced from her first husband, prior to marrying George FitzGeorge. She died on 10 March, 1927, either at Cannes or in London. There was no issue of her marriage to George.
(b)	Adolphus Augustus Frederick
He was born on 30 January, 1846, in London, and rose to the rank of knight. He died on 17 December, 1922, in London.
Adolphus married firstly, on 21 September, 1875, either at Hull or at Hessle, Yorkshire:
Sophia Jane
She was the daughter of Thomas Holden of Winestead Hall, Hull, and she was born in 1857 at Hull. She died on 3 February, 1920, in London.
Issue of marriage:

(i)	Olga Mary Adelaide
She was born in 1877. She married firstly Sir Archibald Hamilton (1876–1939), and had issue:
1 George Edward Archibald Augustus FitzGeorge (1898–killed in action 1918). She was divorced from her first husband in 1902, and married secondly Robert Charlton Lane (1873–1943), and had issue, although again, I have been unable to obtain details of such. She died in 1920.

Adolphus married secondly, on 28 October, 1920, at Pimlico, London:
Margaret Beatrice Daisy
She was the daughter of John Watson, and she was born in 1863. She died on 26 February, 1934, in London. There was no issue of the marriage.
(c)	Augustus Charles Frederick
He was born on 12 June, 1847, in London, and rose to the rank of knight. He died unmarried on 30 October, 1933, in London.

(ii)	Augusta Caroline Charlotte Elizabeth Mary Sophia Louise
She was born on 19 July, 1822, at the Palace of Montbrilliant, Hanover. She married Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1819–1904), on 28 June, 1843, at Buckingham Palace, and had issue:
1 Unnamed son ( b. & d. 1845).
2 George Adolphus Frederick Augustus Victor Ernest Adalbert Gustavus William Wellington, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1848–1914); he married Elizabeth Marie Frederica Amelia Agnes of Anhalt (1857–1933), and had issue.
Augusta died on 4/5 December, 1916, at Neustrelitz, Germany, where she was buried.
(iii)	Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth
She was born on 27 November, 1833, at Hanover, Germany. She married Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander, Duke of Teck (1837–1900), on 12 June, 1866, at Kew Church, Surrey, and had issue:
1 Queen Mary, wife of George V. ( see here , under George V).
2 Adolphus Charles Alexander Albert Edward George Philip Louis Ladislaus, 1st Marquess of Cambridge (1868–1927); he married Margaret Evelyn (1873–1929), daughter of Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, and had issue.
3 Francis Joseph Leopold Frederick (1870–1910).
4 Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George, Earl of Athlone (1874–1957); he married Princess Alice of Albany, daughter of Prince Leopold, Queen Victoria’s youngest son, and had issue.
Mary Adelaide died on 27 October, 1897, at White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, and was buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

12
Mary

She was born on 25 April, 1776, at Buckingham Palace. She married her cousin, William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester (
see here
, under George II) (1776–1834), on 22 July, 1816, at the Private Chapel, Buckingham Palace. She died on 30 April, 1857, at Gloucester House, Piccadilly, London, and was buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

13
Sophia Matilda

She was born on 3 November, 1777, at Buckingham Palace. She died on 27 May, 1848, at her house in Vicarage Place, Kensington, London, and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery.

Sophia had the following illegitimate (?) issue:

By General Thomas Garth (
d.
1829):

1 Thomas Garth (1800–after 1839). He left issue. He was born before August, 1800, in Weymouth, Dorset. It is possible that Sophia and General Garth had been married soon after her arrival in Weymouth that year, as his family lived nearby. However, there is no evidence to support a story that they were married in Puddletown Church, Dorset. A portrait of Sophia in old age shows her wearing a wedding ring.

14
Octavius

He was born on 23 February, 1779, at Buckingham Palace. He died on 3 May, 1783, at Kew Palace, Surrey, and was buried in Westminster Abbey. His remains were later removed to St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

15
Alfred

He was born on 22 September, 1780, at Windsor Castle. He died on 20 August, 1782, at Windsor Castle, and was buried in Westminster Abbey. His remains were later removed to St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

16
Amelia

She was born on 7 August, 1783, at The Lodge, Windsor Castle. It is possible that she married, at some unknown date, the Hon. Charles FitzRoy (1762–1831), but the evidence is conflicting. She died on 2 November, 1810, at Augusta Lodge, St Albans Street, Windsor, of erysipelas, and was buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

GEORGE III

He suffered from the disease porphyria, which led his contemporaries to believe he was mad. The death of his youngest daughter Amelia in 1810 broke his health for good, and he became unfit to reign. In 1811, his son George was created Prince Regent, and remained so until his father’s death, when he succeeded him.

George III died on 29 January, 1820, at Windsor Castle, and was buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

He was succeeded by his son George.