Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
British prince and military commander (1819-1904) · Germany · On the map · Politicians · Died at 84
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 Commander-in-Chief of the Forces from 1856 to 1895, and was raised to the rank of field marshal in 1862.
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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
Equestrian statue of the Duke of Cambridge, Whitehall
George with his son Adolphus FitzGeorge, his granddaughter Olga FitzGeorge, and great-grandson George FitzGeorge Hamilton in 1900
Mausoleum of the Duke, Kensal Green Cemetery, London (February 2025)Awards
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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 Army's weaknesses were dramatically revealed by the poor organisation at the start of the Second Boer War.
