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COL George William Adolphus FitzGeorge

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COL George William Adolphus FitzGeorge

Birth
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Death
2 Sep 1907 (aged 64)
Luzern, Switzerland
Burial
Meggen, Wahlkreis Luzern-Land, Luzern, Switzerland Add to Map
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He was the eldest of the three sons of HRH Prince George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge, a grandson of King George III, and Louisa Fairbrother. His parents were married in contravention of the Royal Marriages Act of 1772 and their marriage was not recognized. He was ineligible to succeed his father as Duke of Cambridge and he and his siblings did not hold royal titles. He was a first cousin to Queen Mary, the consort of King George V.

He was married in Paris on November 25, 1885, to Rosa Frederica Baring (1854–1927), a member of the banking family. They had three children.

Colonel FitzGeorge died at the Eden House Hotel in Lucerne, Switzerland on September 2, 1907 after an illness of several weeks.
He was the eldest of the three sons of HRH Prince George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge, a grandson of King George III, and Louisa Fairbrother. His parents were married in contravention of the Royal Marriages Act of 1772 and their marriage was not recognized. He was ineligible to succeed his father as Duke of Cambridge and he and his siblings did not hold royal titles. He was a first cousin to Queen Mary, the consort of King George V.

He was married in Paris on November 25, 1885, to Rosa Frederica Baring (1854–1927), a member of the banking family. They had three children.

Colonel FitzGeorge died at the Eden House Hotel in Lucerne, Switzerland on September 2, 1907 after an illness of several weeks.


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