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The Marquess of Cambridge | |
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Marquess of Cambridge | |
Tenure | 1927–1981 |
Predecessor | Adolphus Cambridge |
Born | Prince George Francis Hugh of Teck 11 October 1895 Grosvenor House, London, England |
Died | 16 April 1981 Little Abington, Cambridgeshire, England | (aged 85)
Buried | 23 April 1981 Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore |
Spouse(s) |
Dorothy Hastings (m. 1923) |
Issue | Lady Mary Whitley |
Father | Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge |
Mother | Lady Margaret Grosvenor |
Teck-Cambridge Family |
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George Francis Hugh Cambridge, 2nd Marquess of Cambridge, GCVO (11 October 1895 – 16 April 1981), known as Prince George of Teck until 1917 and as Earl of Eltham from 1917 to 1927, was a relative of the British royal family, a great-great-grandson of King George III and nephew of Queen Mary and King George V. He was also nephew to the 1st Earl of Athlone. He was the elder son of the 1st Marquess of Cambridge, formerly the Duke of Teck, and his wife, the former Lady Margaret Grosvenor.