Marquess of Cambridge
Marquess of Cambridge was a hereditary British title of nobility , which was named after the city of Cambridge and was awarded once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Awards
The title was first awarded on November 9, 1706 in the Peerage of England to Georg August von Hannover , along with the titles Duke of Cambridge , Earl of Milford Haven , Viscount Northallerton and Baron Tewkesbury . He was the son of Georg Ludwig , Crown Prince of Hanover and Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg , who in 1714 became King George I of Great Britain. When his father died on June 11, 1727, Georg August succeeded him to the British throne as Georg II and his titles merged with the crown.
The title was created a second time on July 16, 1917 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for Adolphus, Duke of Teck , a brother of Queen Mary , wife of King George V , along with the subordinate titles Earl of Eltham and Viscount Northallerton . The award took place after he had given up his German title during the First World War and taken the surname Cambridge . After his death, the titles passed to his son George. He died on April 16, 1981 without a male heir, which is why the title expired.
List of the Marquesses of Cambridge
Marquesses of Cambridge, first award (1706)
- Georg August, Duke of Cambridge , Marquess of Cambridge (1683–1760) (became King George II in 1727 )
Marquesses of Cambridge, second award (1917)
- Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge (1868–1927)
- George Cambridge, 2nd Marquess of Cambridge (1895–1981)
See also
Web links
- Entry Cambridge at Leigh Rayment′s Peerage
- Cambridge, Marquess of (UK, 1917-1981) at Cracroft's Peerage