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ADOLPHUS FREDERICK

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ADOLPHUS, JOHN LEYCESTER (1795-1862)

ADOLPHUS See also:
FREDERICK
FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)
FREDERICK , See also:

DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

Cambridge (1774-1850), was See also:

BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in See also:

LONDON

London on the 24th of See also:

FEBRUARY

February 1774. Having studied at the university of See also:

GOTTINGEN

Gottingen, Adolphus Frederick served in the Hanoverian and See also:

BRITISH

British armies, and, in See also:

NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 18o1, was created See also:

EARL

earl of See also:

TIPPERARY

Tipperary and duke of Cambridge, becoming a member of the privy See also:

COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council in the following See also:

YEAR

year. The duke is chiefly known for his connexion with See also:

Hanover. In 1815, on the conclusion of the See also:

war, the electorate of Hanover was raised to the See also:

RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank of a See also:

KINGDOM

kingdom, and in the following year the duke was appointed See also:

VICEROY (from O. Fr. viceroy, mod. viceroi, i.e. Lat. vice, in place of, and roy or roi, king)

viceroy. He held this position until the separation of See also:

GREAT

Great See also:

BRITAIN (Gr. Hperavuml vi7vot, Bperravia; Lat. Britannia, rarely Britannia)

Britain and Hanover in 1837, and displaying tact and moderation, appears to have ruled the See also:

COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country with great success during a difficult See also:

period. Returning to See also:

England the duke became very popular, and was active in supporting many learned and benevolent See also:

SOCIETIES, LEARNED

societies. He died in London on the 8th of See also:

JULY

July 1850, In 1818 he married See also:

AUGUSTA

Augusta (1797-1889), daughter of Frederick, See also:

LANDGRAVE (Ger. Landgraf, from Land, " a country" and Graf, "count" )

landgrave of See also:

Hesse-See also:

Cassel. He See also:

LEFT

left three See also:

CHILDREN, LAW RELATING TO

children: his successor, See also:

George; Augusta See also:

Caroline (b. 1822), who married Frederick See also:

William, See also:

GRAND

grand duke of See also:

MECKLENBURG

Mecklenburg-See also:

STRELITZ (Strjeltsi)

Strelitz; and See also:

Mary See also:

Adelaide (1833-1897), who married See also:

Francis, duke of See also:

TECK

Teck.

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