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Duke Cambridge is in Dukedoms of England Alphabetically.
There have been five creations of Duke Cambridge:
1st. 1666. James Stewart 1st Duke Cambridge 1663-1667. Extinct. 1667.
2nd. 1667. Edgar Stewart 1st Duke Cambridge 1667-1671. Extinct. 1671.
3rd. 1706. King George II of Great Britain and Ireland 1683-1760. Merged with the Crown. 1760.
4th. 1801. Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge 1774-1850. Extinct. 1904.
5th. 2011. William Prince of Wales 1982-. Extant Dukedoms of England.
Duke Cambridge (1st Creation)
Duke Cambridge is also in Dukedoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Dukedoms of England.
On 03 Dec 1666 James Stewart 1st Duke Cambridge (age 3) was created 1st Duke Cambridge by King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 33). See Samuel Pepys' Diary 1666 December 06.
Those present included King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 36), King James II of England Scotland and Ireland, Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland (age 46), William Cecil 2nd Earl Salisbury (age 75), George Monck 1st Duke Albemarle (age 57), Thomas Howard 1st Earl Berkshire (age 79), Charles Stewart 6th Duke Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond (age 27), Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Manchester (age 64), James Scott 1st Duke Monmouth 1st Duke Buccleuch (age 17).
On 20 Jun 1667 James Stewart 1st Duke Cambridge (age 3) died at Richmond Palace [Map]. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Duke Cambridge extinct.
Duke Cambridge (2nd Creation)
Duke Cambridge is also in Dukedoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Dukedoms of England.
On 07 Oct 1667 Edgar Stewart 1st Duke Cambridge was created 1st Duke Cambridge by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 37).
On 08 Jun 1671 Edgar Stewart 1st Duke Cambridge (age 3) died. Duke Cambridge extinct.
Duke Cambridge (3rd Creation)
Duke Cambridge is also in Dukedoms of England Chronologically, Merged with the Crown Dukedoms of England.
In 1706 King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 22) was created 1st Duke Cambridge. Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 22) by marriage Duchess Cambridge.
On 25 Oct 1760 King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 76) died at Kensington Palace. His grandson King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 22) succeeded III King Great Britain and Ireland. Duke Cambridge merged with the Crown.
Duke Cambridge (4th Creation)
Duke Cambridge is also in Dukedoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Dukedoms of England.
1st: Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge. Died 1850. Son
2nd: Prince George Hanover 2nd Duke Cambridge. Died 1904. Extinct.
In 1801 Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge (age 26) was created 1st Duke Cambridge.
On 01 Jun 1818 Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge (age 44) and Princess Augusta Hesse-Kassel Duchess Cambridge (age 20) were married. She by marriage Duchess Cambridge. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 79) and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 74). They were second cousins. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 08 Jul 1850 Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge (age 76) died. His son Prince George Hanover 2nd Duke Cambridge (age 31) succeeded 2nd Duke Cambridge.
On 17 Mar 1904 Prince George Hanover 2nd Duke Cambridge (age 84) died at Gloucester House without issue. Duke Cambridge extinct.
Duke Cambridge (5th Creation)
Duke Cambridge is also in Dukedoms of England Chronologically, Extant Dukedoms of England.
In 2011 William Prince of Wales (age 28) was created 1st Duke Cambridge.
On 29 Apr 2011 William Prince of Wales (age 28) and Catherine Middleton Princess of Wales (age 29) were married. She by marriage Duchess Cambridge. He the son of King Charles III (age 62) and Diana Spencer Princess Wales. He a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
Ralph Percy 12th Duke of Northumberland (age 54) and Isobel Jane Richard Duchess of Northumberland (age 52) attended.