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6 unusual facts about Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge


Adolphus Island

King named the island after the Duke of Cambridge at the time, Prince Adolphus.

Cambridge Bay

It is named for Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, while the traditional Inuinnaqtun name for the area is Ikaluktuutiak (old orthography) or Iqaluktuttiaq (new orthography) meaning "good fishing place".

Cambridge Gulf

King named the gulf after the His Royal Highness the Viceroy of Hanover who was also the Duke of Cambridge at that time, as well as being Prince Adolphus.

The HMS Mermaid spends many days during which King discovered, mapped and named the Cambridge Gulf, of which historians tell us was named after the Duke of Cambridge.

Nathan Marcus Adler

Whilst Rabbi in Hanover, he became acquainted with Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, regent of the province, who is thought to have recommended him for the post of Chief Rabbi in Britain.

Scottish State Coach

The coach was built in 1830 for Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge and his family used it for many years until they sold it to William Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle, who converted it into a semi-State landau.


Community of the Sisters of the Church

Their most visible presence in recent years was when two sisters, one in Reeboks, sat in the sanctuary of Westminster Abbey during the wedding of TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on 29 April 2012.

Duke of Cambridge

--William is no longer "of Wales"--> was created Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus.

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.

Sir Archibald Hamilton, 5th Baronet

Sir Archibald married Olga Mary Adelaide FitzGeorge, daughter of Rear-Admiral Sir Adolphus FitzGeorge KCVO and Sophia Jane Holden, granddaughter of the Duke of Cambridge and first cousin to Queen Victoria on 18 December 1897 in London.


see also

George of Cambridge

Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904), born Prince George of Cambridge, a grandson of George III through his son Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge