Lord Frederick Cambridge (Frederick Charles Edward, born Prince Frederick of Teck; 24 September 1907 – 15 May 1940) was a relative of the British royal family. He was the younger son of

Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge 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 Britis ...

, formerly the

Duke of Teck Duke of Teck is a title which was created twice in Germanic lands. It was first borne from 1187 to 1439 by the head of a cadet line of the German ducal House of Zähringen, known as the "first House of Teck". The ''caput'' of his territory was T ...

, and a nephew of Queen Mary and

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Birth

Frederick was born on 24 September 1907 in

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, where his father was the British

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. At the time of his birth, his father was styled Prince Adolphus, Duke of Teck, the eldest son of

Francis, Duke of Teck , house = Teck , father = Duke Alexander of Württemberg , mother = Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde , birth_name = Count Francis von Hohenstein , birth_date = , birth_place = Esseg, Slavonia, Austrian Empir ...

and

Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge Princess Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth of Cambridge (27 November 1833 – 27 October 1897), later Duchess of Teck, was a member of the British royal family. She was one of the first royals to patronise a wide range of charities. Mary Ade ...

(a granddaughter of

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). His mother was the

Duchess of Teck Princess Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth of Cambridge (27 November 1833 – 27 October 1897), later Duchess of Teck, was a member of the British royal family. She was one of the first royals to patronise a wide range of charities. Mary Ade ...

(née Lady Margaret Evelyn Grosvenor), daughter of 3rd Marquess of Westminster (later 1st

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). He was styled "His Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Teck" from his birth, and was educated at

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Name change during World War I

During the

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, anti-

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feeling in the

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led Frederick's uncle,

to change the name of the royal house from the Germanic

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to the more English sounding

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. The King also renounced all his Germanic titles for himself and all members of the British Royal Family who were British subjects. In response to this, the Duke of Teck renounced, through a Royal Warrant from the King, dated 14 July 1917, his title of Duke of Teck in the Kingdom of Württemberg and the style "His Highness". Adolphus, along with his brother,

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, adopted the name Cambridge, after their grandfather, Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge. Adolphus was subsequently created

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, Earl of Eltham, and Viscount Northallerton in the

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. Frederick's elder brother

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, took the title Earl of Eltham as a courtesy title. Frederick became known as Lord Frederick Cambridge.

Military career and death

Frederick served as a

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in the

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and was killed in action in Belgium on 15 May 1940. On the day of his death, the 1st Battalion was heavily engaged in Northern

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. He is now buried in

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Ancestry

References

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Frederick Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Nobility Anhalt-Harzgerode *Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) Austria * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198 * Frederick ...

Burials at Heverlee Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery Austrian military personnel People educated at Ludgrove School