Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge

Lieutenant-Colonel The Most Honourable The Marquess of Cambridge GCB GCVO CMG KStJ DL JP ADC
Photo taken by Mrs. Albert Broom
Born	Prince Adolphus of Teck (1868-08-13)13 August 1868 Kensington Palace, London, England
Died	24 October 1927(1927-10-24) (aged 59) Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Resting place	29 October 1927 St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle 23 October 1928 Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore
Spouse	Lady Margaret Grosvenor ​ ​ (m. 1894)​
Children	George Cambridge, 2nd Marquess of Cambridge Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort Lady Helena Gibbs Lord Frederick Cambridge
Parents	Francis, Duke of Teck (father) Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (mother)
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1888–1919
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Battles / wars	Boer War First World War

Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge (Adolphus Charles Alexander Albert Edward George Philip Louis Ladislaus; 13 August 1868 – 24 October 1927), born Prince Adolphus of Teck and later the Duke of Teck, was a relative of the British royal family, a great-grandson of George III and younger brother of Queen Mary, the wife of George V. In 1900, he succeeded his father as Duke of Teck in the Kingdom of Württemberg. He relinquished his German titles in 1917 to become Marquess of Cambridge.