in France, Sir Douglas Haig, with the rank of brigadier general. He was first buried at St George’s Chapel and later transferred to the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore. Just better. He was later a transport officer in the Household Cavalry, and then served as the British military attaché in Vienna from 1904 to 1910, retiring at the rank of lieutenant colonel. Oktober 1927 in Shotton Hall, Shrewsbury) war ein Mitglied der britischen Königsfamilie, der jüngere Bruder von Königin Mary. Marquess of Cambridge, GCB, GCVO, CMG, vollständiger Name Adolphus Charles Alexander Albert Edward George Philip Louis Ladislaus von Teck (* 13. Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge GCB, GCVO, CMG (Adolphus Charles Alexander Albert Edward George Philip Louis Ladislaus; 13 August 1868 – 23 October 1927), born Prince Adolphus of Teck and later The Duke of Teck, was a member of the British Royal Family, a great-grandson of King George III and younger brother of Queen Mary, the consort of King George V. to-day. He was promoted lieutenant in 1893 and transferred to the 1st Life Guards as a captain in 1895.Lord Cambridge died, aged fifty-nine, after an intestinal operation, on 23 October 1927 at a Shrewsbury nursing home.Sy Scholfield quotes from royal bulletin published in "Latest Intelligence," The Times (London, England), 14 August 1868, p. 10: "Kensington Palace, Aug. 13, 6 A.M. Though lionized during his lifetime as a "soldier-prince", papers released in 1998 undermined this assessment, as they revealed that he had spent much of the First World War facing a series of Army medical boards to request sick leave. Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, GCB,GCVO,CMG,ADC(P)(Adolphus Charles Alexander Albert Edward George Philip Louis Ladislaus; 13 August 1868 – 24 October 1927), born Prince Adolphus of Teckand later The Duke of Teck, was a relative of the British Royal Family, a great-grandson of King George IIIand younger brother of Queen Mary, the wife of King George V. He was placed on half-pay in July 1916, and retired pay in 1919.He was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 8th Battalion, London Regiment, known as the Post Office Rifles in 1912, relinquishing the position in 1923.Vera Bate Lombardi, Coco Chanel’s muse and PR representative, was rumoured to be Adolphus’ illegitimate daughter.He was later a transport officer in the Household Cavalry, and then served as the British military attaché in Vienna from 1904 to 1910, retiring at the rank of lieutenant colonel.From 1914 to his death he was Governor and Constable of Windsor Castle.In January 1900, Adolphus succeeded his father as Duke of Teck.The new Duke served with his regiment during the Boer War 1899-1900, for which he was promoted Brevet Major in November 1900.During that period Lord Cambridge was considered as a candidate for the then vacant throne of Hungary. Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge GCB, GCVO, CMG (Adolphus Charles Alexander Albert Edward George Philip Louis Ladislaus; 13 August 1868 – 23 October 1927), born Prince Adolphus of Teck and later The Duke of Teck, was a member of the British Royal Family, a great-grandson of King George III and younger brother of Queen Mary, the consort of King George V. In 1900, he succeeded his father as Duke of Teck in the Kingdom of Württemberg.
The King also renounced all his Germanic titles for himself and all members of the British Royal Family who were British subjects.With the outbreak of the First World War, he returned to active duty, serving first as temporary military secretary at the War Office and later as military secretary to the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Forces (B.E.F.) He relinquished his German titles in 1917 to become Marquess of Cambridge. British Royal, born Prince Adolphus of Teck and later styled The Duke of Teck, who was a great-grandson of King George III and younger brother of Queen Mary, the consort of King George V. In 1900, he succeeded his father as Duke of Teck in the Kingdom of Württemberg.