The title of Duke of Cambridge, in the UKpossess younger members of the royal family. He is handed by the monarch himself, then is inherited from his father to his eldest son, and if the title holder has no heir, he is handed back to the British Crown.
Title holders of the duke of cambridge
The first duke of Cambridge was Karl Stewart(1660-1661) - the eldest son of the Duke of York Jacob. However, the titled child died in early childhood, and Queen Anne transferred his title to Prince George of Hanover. After the queen's death, the father of George Arthur ascended to the throne, and automatically became the Prince of Wales. After 13 years of British rule, Arthur died, leaving the throne to his firstborn, George. After ascension to the throne, George joined his title of duke of Cambridge to the crown. This was the first Prince George of Cambridge in the history of England, who became king. Then this title passed to Prince Adolph Frederick, after him to his son George, who did not even think about the crown. His element was a military case, so he rose to the rank of field marshal. Prince George of Cambridge during the war in the Crimea was a divisional general and took part in the battles of Inkerman. Since 1887, he succeeded the legendary Duke of Wellington and was appointed commander-in-chief of the British army. He was the initiator of many military reforms. Prince George of Cambridge married Sarah Verbrazer, who was an actress, which is unacceptable for an English prince. From their marriage were born three sons to whom he could not give his last name, and they carried the mother. After the death of George, the sons, naturally, did not inherit the title of father, so the title returned to the Crown and remained under her protection for exactly 107 years.
Prince William - Duke of Cambridge
In April 2011, the most ambitiouswedding of the XXI century. On this day, the marriage of a young English prince, the son of Prince Charles of Wales, William and Catherine Middleton, was scheduled. As a gift for the wedding, the grandmother of the young prince, whose full name is William Arthur Philippe Louis, Elizabeth II of England presented her grandson the title of Duke of Cambridge. In an instant, Katherine and William became known as the Prince and Princess of Cambridge. So, the title, which 107 years ago was owned by Prince George of Cambridge - the commander-in-chief of the British army, for a long time passed to the son of the legendary princess Diana.
