Genealogy of the Royal Family of Great Britain and Hanover1

HRH Prince Adolphus Duke of Cambridge and his descendants

HRH Prince Adolphus of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of CambridgeHRH Prince Adolphus Frederick of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg
(Since January 1st, 1801:) HRH Prince Adolphus Frederick of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg
(Since November 27th, 1801:) HRH Prince Adolphus Frederick of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Duke of Cambridge
* Buckingham House, St. James Park, London, February 24th, 1774
† Cambridge House, Piccadilly, London, July 8th, 1850
Created Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Tipperary, Baron of Culloden, November 27th, 1801; Governor-General of the Kingdom of Hanover, February 1816 - February 1831
Fieldmarshal of the Army, Colonel of the Coldstream Guards
Knight of the Garter, June 2nd, 1786

Married:

Cassel, May 7th and Kew Palace, Surrey, June 1st, 1818:
HSH Landgravine Augusta Wilhelmine Luise of Hesse-Cassel
* Cassel, July 25th, 1797
† St. James's Palace, London, April 6th, 1889

Children from this marriage:

  1. HRH Prince George William Frederick Charles of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg
  2. HRH Princess Augusta Caroline Charlotte Elizabeth Mary Sophia Louise of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick and Lüneburg
  3. HRH Princess Mary Adelaide of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and HH Fürst and Duke Franz von Teck (sitting) with their childrenHRH Princess Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick and Lüneburg
    * Hanover, November 27th, 1833
    † White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, October 27th, 1897

    Married:

    Kew Palace, Surrey, June 12th, 1866:
    Franz Paul Karl Ludwig Graf von Hohenstein
    (Since December 1st, 1863:) HSH Fürst Franz Paul Karl Ludwig von Teck
    (Since September 16th, 1871:) HSH Fürst and Duke Franz Paul Karl Ludwig von Teck
    (Since July 11th, 1887:) HH Fürst and Duke Franz Paul Karl Ludwig von Teck
    * Vienna, August 27th, 1837
    † White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, January 21st, 1900
    Created HSH Fürst von Teck by HM King Wilhelm I of Württemberg, December 1st, 1863; created Duke von Teck by HM King Karl I of Württemberg, September 16th, 1871; granted the personal style Highness in Great Britain by Letters Patent of July 11th, 1887

HRH Prince George William of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 2nd Duke of CambridgeHRH Prince George William Frederick Charles of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg
(Since July 8th, 1850:) HRH Prince George William Frederick Charles of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
* Cambridge House, Hanover, March 26th, 1819
† Gloucester House, Piccadilly, London, March 17th, 1904
2nd Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Tipperary, Baron of Culloden, July 8th, 1850
Fieldmarshal and Commander-in-Chief of the Army
Knight of the Garter, August 15th, 1835

Married:

(in contravention of the Royal Marriages Act) St. John's Church, Clerkenwell, London, January 8th, 1847:
Sarah Louisa Fairbrother
* Boro Street, Convent Garden, London, 1816
† 6 Queen Street, Mayfair, London, January 12th, 1890

Children from this marriage:

  1. George William Adolphus Fitzgeorge
  2. Sir Adolphus Augustus Frederick Fitzgeorge
  3. Augustus Charles Frederick Fitzgeorge
    * London, June 12th, 1847
    † London, October 30th, 1933
    Colonel of the 11th Regiment Hussars

HRH Grand Duchess Augusta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz nee Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandHRH Princess Augusta Caroline Charlotte Elizabeth Mary Sophia Louise of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick and Lüneburg
* Schloß Montbrilliant, Hanover, July 19th, 1822
† Neustrelitz, December 5th, 1916

HRH Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm of Mecklenburg-StrelitzMarried:

Buckingham Palace, St. James Park, London, June 28th, 1843:
HRH Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Georg Ernst Adolf Gustav of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
(Born as: HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Georg Ernst Adolf Gustav of Mecklenburg-Strelitz)
* Neustrelitz, October 17th, 1819
† Neustrelitz, May 30th, 1904
Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, October 17th, 1819
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, September 6th, 1860

Child from this marriage:

  1. HRH Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich V August Viktor Ernst Adalbert Gustav Wilhelm Wellington of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

George William Adolphus Fitzgeorge
* London, August 27th, 1843
† Lucerne, September 2nd, 1907
Colonel of the Welsh Fusaliers
(Born out of wedlock)

Married:

Paris, November 28th, 1885:
Rosa Fredericka Baring
* Norman Court, Hampshire, March 9th, 1854
† Cannes or London, March 10th, 1927

Children from this marriage:

  1. Mabel Iris Fitzgeorge
  2. George Daphné Fitzgeorge
    * London, February 23rd, 1889
    † Castiglione della Pescaia, June 1st, 1954

    Married:

    London, December 8th, 1915:
    Sir George Foster Earle
    * Cottingham, Yorkshire, February 8th, 1890
    † Baggrave Hall, Leicestershire, December 11th, 1965
    (Divorced: 1926)

  3. George William Frederick Fitzgeorge
    * London, October 12th, 1892
    † Tours, June 13th, 1960

    Married:

    1. Saltburn, 1918:
      Esther Vignon
      * Menglon, June 12th, 1890
      † Luc-en-Diois, November 10th, 1980
      (Divorced: 1928)
    2. Paris, January 5th, 1934:
      France Bellanger
      * Founex, November 25th, 1911
      † Paris, February 17th, 1974
      (Divorced: 1957)

Sir Adolphus Augustus Frederick Fitzgeorge
* London, January 30th, 1846
† London, December 17th, 1922
Rear Admiral of the Fleet
(Born out of wedlock)

Married:

  1. Hessle, Yorkshire, September 21st, 1875:
    Sophia Jane Holden
    * Kingston-upon-Hull, April 2nd, 1856
    † London, February 3rd, 1920
  2. Pimlico, London, October 28th, 1920:
    Margarita Beatrice Watson
    * Waresley Court, April 14th, 1861
    † London, February 26th, 1934

Child from the first marriage:

  1. Olga Mary Adelaide Fitzgeorge

HRH Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich V of Mecklenburg-StrelitzHRH Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich V August Viktor Ernst Adalbert Gustav Wilhelm Wellington of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
(Born as: HH Duke Adolf Friedrich August Viktor Ernst Adalbert Gustav Wilhelm Wellington of Mecklenburg-Strelitz)
(Since September 6th, 1860:) HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich August Viktor Ernst Adalbert Gustav Wilhelm Wellington of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
* Neustrelitz, July 22nd, 1848
† Berlin, June 11th, 1914
Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, September 6th, 1860
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, May 30th, 1904

HRH Grand Duchess Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Strelitz née Princess of AnhaltMarried:

Dessau, April 17th, 1877:
HH Princess Elisabeth Marie Friederike Amalie Agnes of Anhalt
* Wörlitz, September 7th, 1857
† Neustrelitz, July 20th, 1933

Children from this marriage:

  1. HH Duchess Victoria Marie Auguste Luise Antoinette Karoline Leopoldine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
  2. HRH Crown Princess Jutta of Montenegro née Duchess of Mecklenburg-StrelitzHH Duchess Auguste Charlotte Jutta Alexandra Georgine Adolfine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
    * Neustrelitz, January 24th, 1880
    † Rome, February 17th, 1946

    Married:

    Cetinje, July 27th n.s., 1899:
    HM King     Danilo I Alexander of Montenegro
    (Born as: Prince Danilo Alexander Petrovich Njegosh of Montenegro)
    (Since August 28th n.s., 1910:) HRH Crown Prince Danilo Alexander Petrovich Njegosh of Montenegro
    * Cetinje, June 29th n.s., 1871
    † Vienna, September 24th, 1939
    Hereditary Prince of Montenegro, June 29th n.s., 1871; Crown Prince of Montenegro, August 28th n.s., 1910
    Head of the Royal Family of Montenegro (assumed the title of King of Montenegro), March 1st, 1921 (abdicated in favour of his nephew Michael: March 7th, 1921)

  3. HRH Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich VI of Mecklenburg-StrelitzHRH Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich VI Georg Ernst Albert Eduard of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
    (Born as: HH Duke Adolf Friedrich Georg Ernst Albert Eduard of Mecklenburg-Strelitz)
    (Since May 30th, 1904:) HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich Georg Ernst Albert Eduard of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
    * Neustrelitz, June 17th, 1882
    † (suicide) Neustrelitz, February 23rd, 1918
    Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, May 30th, 1904
    Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, June 11th, 1914
  4. HH Duke Karl Borwin of Mecklenburg-StrelitzHH Duke Karl Borwin Christian Alexander Arthur of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
    * Neustrelitz, October 10th, 1888
    † Bans, Saint-Martin, August 24th, 1908

Mabel Iris Fitzgeorge
* London, September 23rd, 1886
† London, April 13th, 1976

Married:

  1. St. James's Palace, London, December 12th, 1912:
    Robert Shekelton Balfour
    * Stirling, March 7th, 1869
    † Salcombe Regis, Devon, November 1st, 1942
  2. London, August 12th, 1945:
    Prince Vladimir Emmanuelovitch Galitzine
    * St. Petersburg, June 17th, 1884
    † London, July 13th, 1954

Child from the first marriage:

  1. Sir Robert George Victor Fitzgeorge-Balfour

Olga Mary Adelaide Fitzgeorge
* June 11th, 1877
† Rouen, October 15th, 1928

Married:

  1. London, December 18th, 1897:
    Charles Edward Archibald Watkins Hamilton, 5th Baronet
    * London, December 10th, 1876
    † Selsey, Sussex, March 18th, 1939
    (Divorced: 1902)
  2. London, January 5th, 1905:
    Robert Charlton Lane
    * London, January 26th, 1873
    † Havant, May 23rd, 1943

Children from the first marriage:

  1. George Edward Archibald Augustus Fitzgeorge-Hamilton
    * London, December 30th, 1898
    † killed in action May 18th, 1918
  2. Daughter
    * May 5th, 1902
    † May 5th, 1902

Child from the second marriage:

  1. Jane Mary Alice Olga Sophia Lane

HH Princess Marie of Lippe née Duchess of Mecklenburg-StrelitzHH Duchess Victoria Marie Auguste Luise Antoinette Karoline Leopoldine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
* Neustrelitz, May 8th, 1878
† Oberkassel, October 14th, 1918

HSH Prince Julius Ernst of LippeMarried:

  1. White Lodge, Richmond, June 22nd, 1899:
    Georg Graf Jamatel
    * April 18th, 18..
    † Paris, March 13th, 1944
    (Divorced: 1908)
  2. Neustrelitz, August 11th, 1914:
    HSH Prince Julius Ernst Rudolf Friedrich Franz Viktor of Lippe
    (Born as: Julius Ernst Rudolf Friedrich Franz Viktor Graf und Edler Herr zur Lippe-Biesterfeld)
    * Oberkassel, September 2nd, 1873
    † Oberkassel, September 15th, 1952

Children from the first marriage:

  1. Georg Graf Jamatel
    * February 3rd, 1904

    Married:

    1948:
    Lise Barbet
    * ?

  2. Marie Auguste Gräfin Jametel, Gräfin von Nemerow

HSH Princess Elisabeth Caroline zu Solms-Braunfels née Princess of LippeChildren from the second marriage:

  1. HSH Princess Elisabeth Caroline Adelheid Friederike Leopoldine Armgard of Lippe
    * Dresden-Blasewitz, January 23rd, 1916

    Married:

    Dresden, February 15th, 1939:
    HSH Prince Ernst-August Adolf Wilhelm Friedrich Hermann Albrecht Bernhard Maria zu Solms-Braunfels
    * Darmstadt, March 10th, 1892
    † Karlsruhe, July 24th, 1968

    Child from this marriage:

    1. HSH Princess Maria-Angela Elisabeth Friederike Uta Beatrice zu Solms-Braunfels
      * Gera, August 6th, 1940

      Married:

      Baden-Baden, May 5th, 1963:
      Werner Zawade
      * Repten, October 29th, 1926
      † Winterberg, June 12th, 1979
      (Divorced: 1973)

  2. HSH Prince Ernst August Bernhard Alexander Eduard Friedrich Wilhelm of Lippe

Sir Robert George Victor Fitzgeorge-Balfour
* London, September 15th, 1913
† West Chiltington, Sussex, December 28, 1994

Married:

St.James's Palace, London, December 4th, 1943:
Mary Diana Christian
* London, October 12th, 1914
† London, March 25th, 1994

Child from this marriage:

  1. Diana Mary Christian Fitzgeorge-Balfour
    * London, March 8th, 1946
  2. Robin Victor Fitzgeorge-Balfour

Jane Mary Alice Olga Sophia Lane
* London, June 4th, 1919

Married:

  1. Warblington, November 14th, 1939:
    Edward Hohler
    * London, January 22nd, 1917
    † London, February 15th, 1997
    (Divorced: 1961)
  2. London, May 14th, 1962:
    Ronald Scrivener
    * London, December 29th, 1919
    † London, March 5th, 2001

Children from the first marriage:

  1. Olga Mary Hohler
  2. Philippa Caroline Jane Hohler
  3. Frederick Christopher Gerald Hohler
    * Windsor, Berkshire, August 30th, 1943

    Married:

    South Harting, September 7th, 1968:
    Sarah Virginia Gilbert
    * Chipstead, Kent 20 May 1945

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Alice Elizabeth Sarah Hohler
      * Maidstone, August 28th, 1970

      Married:

      April 27th, 1996:
      Harry Francis Bott
      * Ware, Hertfortshire, December 7th, 1966

    2. Emily Caroline Jane Hohler
      * Haslemere, December 5th, 1971
    3. Isobel Violet Angelica Hohler
      * Sevenoaks, May 20th, 1979
    4. Ophelia Mary Anne Hohler
      * Sevenoaks, March 21st, 1982
  4. Robert Henry Adolphus Hohler
    * Windsor, Berkshire, October 2nd, 1947

    Married:

    1. Woolwich, London, January 27th, 1973:
      Victoria Lisette Tuzo
      * Hammersmith, February 28th, 1952
      (Divorced: 1978)
    2. Malmö, March 10th, 1984:
      Viveca Judith Maria Evers
      * ...
      † Piddington, Oxon, January 31st, 1987

    Child:

    1. Benedict Hohler
      * 1988

Marie Auguste Gräfin Jametel, Gräfin von Nemerow
* Saint Germain-en-Laye, September 11th, 1905
† Besselich, September 24th, 1969

Married:

Dresden, May 8th, 1928:
Karl Barton genannt von Stedman
* Ettlingen, September 30th, 1875
† Neustrelitz, September 20th, 1933

Child from this marriage:

  1. Ralph Joachim Barton genannt von Stedman
    * Besselich, February 24th, 1933

    Married:

    November 25th, 1964:
    Asta Knorr
    * January 13th, 1948

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Gloria Veronika Barton genannt von Stedman
      * December 15th, 1964
    2. Stephanie Barton genannt von Stedman
      * Coblenz, November 6th, 1968

HSH Prince Ernst August Bernhard Alexander Eduard Friedrich Wilhelm of Lippe
* Dresden-Blasewitz, April 1st, 1917
† Fünfbronn, June 15th, 1990

Married:

Oberkassel, March 3rd, 1948:
Christa von Arnim
* Leipzig, July 2nd, 1923

Children from this marriage;

  1. HSH Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Victor Alexander of Lippe
    * Neuwied, September 7th, 1947

    Married:

    (civil) Munich, September 18th, 1991:
    Andrea Meßner
    * Rio de Janeiro, February 9th, 1966

    Children from this marriage:

    1. HSH Princess Catharina Celeste Andrea Frieda of Lippe
      * Munich, September 20th, 1991
    2. HSH Princess Marie Christine Adelheid Dominique Natascha Ursula of Lippe
      * Starnberg, August 25th, 1996
    3. HSH Princess Sophie Caroline Andrea Christine Friederike Ingrid of Lippe
      * Munich, February 5th, 2002
  2. HSH Princess Marie Stephanie Elisabeth Caroline Gloria of Lippe
    * Beuel, August 26th, 1949

    Married:

    1. (civil) Bonn, April 30th and (religious) Schloß Syburg, May 8th, 1971:
      Nikolaus von Itzenplitz
      * Grieben, February 7th, 1943
      (Divorced: 1985)
    2. Bad Homburg, October 12th, 1989:
      Wulf Freiherr von Schimmelmann
      * Steinhöring, February 19th, 1947

    Children from the first marriage:

    1. Georg Friedrich von Itzenplitz
      * Bonn-Bad Godesberg, March 1st, 1972
    2. Marie Sophie von Itzenplitz
      * Bonn-Bad Godesberg, December 15th, 1975
  3. HSH Prince Ernst August Friedrich Carl Georg Wilhelm of Lippe
    * Bonn, December 24th, 1952

    Married:

    Bodman am Bodensee, June 14th, 1981:
    Marie Benedicta Gräfin von Magnis
    * Stuttgart, October 18th, 1959
    (Divorced: 1990)

    Child from this marriage:

    1. HSH Princess Maria Donata Bernhardine Margarethe Stephanie Millona Annunziata of Lippe
      * Bonn, February 7th, 1982
  4. HSH Princess Regina Marie Christine Emanuela Anna Charlotte Friederike Juliane of Lippe
    * Bonn, December 13th, 1959

    Married:

    Fünfbronn, November 12th, 1983:
    Peter Jacubowsky
    * Rio de Janeiro, July 14th, 1953

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Victoria Adelheid Marie Stephanie Catharina Johanna Magdalena Hildegard Jacubowsky
      * Munich, May 18th, 1984
    2. Maximilian Joachim Friedrich Wilhelm Thomas Ernst August Back Jacubowsky
      * Rio de Janeiro, November 29th, 1986
    3. Julius Ernst Hans Louis Curt Bernhard Hironimus Back Jacubowsky
      * Rio de Janeiro, September 19th, 1991

Robin Victor Fitzgeorge-Balfour
* London, June 5th, 1951

Married:

London, June 3rd, 1976:
Patricia Rowntree
* Biloxi, Mississippi, March 27th, 1952

Children from this marriage:

  1. Sophia Alexandra Mary Fitzgeorge-Balfour
    * Londonderry, April 22nd, 1977

    Married:

    ...:
    Tom Crisp
    * ...

    Child from this marriage:

    1. Harry Crisp
      * September 24th, 2007
  2. George Augustus Fitzgeorge-Balfour
    * London, February 8th, 1979
  3. Charlotte Amaryllis Fitzgeorge-Balfour
    * London, September 29th, 1981
  4. Victor Theodore Fitzgeorge-Balfour
    * Hong Kong, April 12th, 1988

Olga Mary Hohler
* Windsor, Berkshire, October 11th, 1940

Married:

Long Crendon, July 5th, 1969:
Godfrey Hamilton Bland
* Vancouver, British Columbia, July 3rd, 1943

Children from this marriage:

  1. Richard James Christopher Bland
    * Wimbledon, February 27th, 1972

    Married:

    St James's Church, Newbottle, Northamptonshire, August 7th, 2004:
    Eleanor Mary Townsend
    * 1971

    Child from this marriage:

    1. Frederick Robin James Bland
      * September 15th, 2006
  2. Olga Caroline Bland
    * Wimbledon, July 11th, 1975
  3. Alexander Harry Bland
    * Pembury, September 6th, 1979

Philippa Caroline Jane Hohler
* Harrogate, January 13th, 1942

Married:

  1. London, February 5th, 1966:
    William Sanders
    * Merton, April 20th, 1940
    (Divorced: 1986)
  2. Virginia, July 30th, 1988:
    Harry Tait Snowdon III
    * New York City, New York, January 29th, 1947

Children from the first marriage:

  1. Algernon William Robert Sanders
    * London, March 18th, 1967
  2. Laline Marion Jane Sanders
    * London, February 18th, 1969

    Married:

    October 1st, 1994:
    Alexander Blair Treherne Pollock
    * Pembury, Kent, July 21st, 1967

    Child from this marriage:

    1. Helena Penelope Jane Treherne Pollock
      * Fontainebleau, February 22nd, 1999
  3. Marietta Philippa Cecilia Sanders
    * London, February 25th, 1971
  4. Henry Charles Cornelius Sanders
    * Port Elizabeth, July 29th, 1981

Footnotes:

  1. Source: Britain's Royal Families by Alison Weir. With special thanks to Jérôme Baudesson, Hein Bruins, Brigitte Gastel Lloyd, Netty Leistra and Paul Theroff.

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Last updated: November 4th, 2007.