Person:Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (1)

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Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
b.26 Mar 1819
d.17 Mar 1904
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Prince George, Duke of Cambridge1819 - 1904
  2. Princess Augusta of Cambridge1822 - 1916
  3. Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge1833 - 1897
Spouse and Children
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  1. George FitzGeorge1843 - 1907
  2. Adolphus FitzGeorge1877 - 1928
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Facts and Events
Name Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
Gender Male
Birth[1] 26 Mar 1819
Marriage to Sarah Fairbrother
Death[1] 17 Mar 1904
Reference Number? Q435182?


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Prince George, 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 George III and cousin of Queen Victoria. 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. 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 became a moribund and stagnant institution. Its weaknesses were dramatically revealed by the poor organisation at the start of the Second Boer War.

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