Prince George, Duke of Cambridge

Prince George
Duke of Cambridge
The Duke of Cambridge, c. 1900
Born	Prince George of Cambridge 26 March 1819 Cambridge House, Hanover
Died	17 March 1904(1904-03-17) (aged 84) Gloucester House, London
Burial	22 March 1904 Kensal Green Cemetery, London
Spouse	Sarah Fairbrother ​ ​ (m. 1847, void)​ [a]
Issue	George FitzGeorge Adolphus FitzGeorge Augustus FitzGeorge
Names George William Frederick Charles
House	Hanover
Father	Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
Mother	Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel
Signature
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Field marshal
Commands held	Commander-in-Chief of the Forces

Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (George William Frederick Charles; 26 March 1819 – 17 March 1904) was a member of the British royal family, a grandson of King 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's weaknesses were dramatically revealed by the poor organisation at the start of the Second Boer War.
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