| Biography | Prince George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge, (George William Frederick Charles; 26 March 1819 17 March 1904) was a member of the British Royal Family, a male-line grandson of King George III and maternal uncle of Queen Mary, consort of King George V. The Duke was an army officer by profession and served as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (military head of the British Army) from 1856 to 1895. He became Duke of Cambridge in 1850 and Field Marshal in 1862.
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26 March 1819 8 July 1850: His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge
8 July 1850 17 March 1904: His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge
As the male-line grandson of a King of Hanover, Prince George of Cambridge also bore the titles of Prince of Hanover and Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg. |