Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge

Names
	Adolphus Frederick

Prince Adolphus
Prince Adolphus
Duke of Cambridge (more)
	Portrait by William Beechey, 1808
Viceroy of the Kingdom of Hanover
	In office; 24 October 1816 – 20 June 1837
Monarchs	George III ; George IV ; William IV
Preceded by	General von Bülow
Succeeded by	position abolished
Born	24 February 1774; Buckingham House, London, Great Britain
Died	8 July 1850 (aged 76); Cambridge House, Piccadilly, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Burial	17 July 1850; St Anne's Church, Kew, Surrey; 10 January 1930; Royal Vault, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Spouse	Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel (m. 1818)
Issue	Prince George, Duke of Cambridge; Augusta, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck;
Names
Names
	Adolphus Frederick
House	Hanover
Father	George III
Mother	Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Signature
Military career
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain; United Kingdom; Kingdom of Hanover;
Service/branch	Hanoverian Army; British Army;
Years of active service	1791–1813
Rank	Field Marshal (active service)
Commands held	Hanoverian Guards;
Battles/wars	French Revolutionary Wars Battle of Hondschoote; ; Coalition Wars; War of the Second Coalition; War of the Sixth Coalition;

Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (Adolphus Frederick; 24 February 1774 – 8 July 1850) was the tenth child and seventh son of King George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte. He held the title of Duke of Cambridge from 1801 until his death. He served as Viceroy of the Kingdom of Hanover successively on behalf of his elder brothers King George IV and King William IV.

Prince Adolphus married Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel in 1818, by whom he had three children: Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, Princess Augusta of Cambridge and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge.