Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge August 1868 at Kensington Palace, London. His father was Prince Francis, Duke of Teck, the eldest son of Duke Alexander of Württemberg and Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde (created the Countess von Hohenstein). His mother was the Duchess of Teck (formerly Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge), the youngest daughter of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, and a granddaughter of King George III. Adolphus was styled "His Serene Highness" Prince Adolphus of Teck at birth. With a string of nine Christian names, among his immediate family he was always known as "Dolly", a pet form of 'Adolphus'. He was educated at
Annuity, Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz Act 1843 Annuity, Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz Act 1843 The Annuity, Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz Act 1843 (6 & 7 Vict c 25) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In recognition of royal consent having been given to marriage between Princess Augusta of Cambridge and Frederick William, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, the Act provided for the grant of an annuity of £3000 per annum, payable quarterly from the death of her father, Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, (which occurred in 1850) until the death of the Princess (which occurred in 1916). The annuity was suspended in