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5 unusual facts about George FitzGeorge


George FitzGeorge

As his parents were married in contravention of the Royal Marriages Act 1772, he was ineligible to succeed his father as Duke of Cambridge and along with his siblings did not hold Royal titles.

His services in the campaign were mentioned in despatches, and he was awarded with the brevet of lieutenant-colonel, the medal with clasp, the Fourth Class of the Osmanieh, and the Khedive's Star.

Colonel George William Adolphus FitzGeorge (24 August 1843 London - 2 September 1907 Lucerne) was a great-grandson of King George III of the United Kingdom and first cousin to Queen Mary, being the eldest of the three sons of the 2nd Duke of Cambridge and Louisa Fairbrother (the other sons were Admiral Sir Adolphus FitzGeorge and Colonel Sir Augustus FitzGeorge).

Sarah Fairbrother

Colonel George FitzGeorge (24 August 1843–2 September 1907); married Rosa Baring (9 March 1854-10 March 1927), daughter of William Baring of Norman Court, Hants.

Vera Bate Lombardi

She was certainly the step-daughter of Queen Mary's illegitimate cousin George FitzGeorge, and thus very distantly connected to the Crown.



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