the title of Duke of Cambridge, in the UK have a younger member of the royal family.It is awarded by the monarch, and then handed down from father to eldest son, and if the title holder has no heir, then passed back to the British Crown.
holder of the title Duke of Cambridge
first Duke of Cambridge was Karl Stewart (1660-1661) - the eldest son of the Duke of York Jacob.However, the award-winning children died in infancy, and Queen Anne gave him the title of Prince George of Hanover.After the death of the Queen ascended the throne of his father George Arthur, and automatically became the Prince of Wales.After a 13-year reign of Britain Arthur died, leaving the throne to his first-born George.After accession to the throne, George added his title of Duke of Cambridge to the crown.It was the first in the history of England, Prince George of Cambridge, who became king.Then the title was transferred to Prince Adolphus Frederick, after him - to his son George, who did not think of the crown.His poetry has been a military matter, so he rose to the rank of Field Marshal.Prince George of Cambridge during the war in the Crimea was a major general and participated in the battles of Inkerman.From 1887, he became the successor to the legendary Duke of Wellington and was appointed Chief of the Army of Great Britain.He was the initiator of the set of military reforms.Prince George of Cambridge married Sarah Ferbrazer, who was an actress, which is unacceptable for the English prince.From their marriage were born three sons, whom he could not give his name, and they wore the parent.After the death of George's sons, of course, did not inherit the title of the father, so the title went back to the Crown, and it remained under the auspices of exactly 107 years.
Prince William - Duke of Cambridge
In April 2011, the most grandiose wedding of the XXI century.This day was scheduled nuptials of the young English prince, the son of Prince Charles of Wales, William to Catherine Middleton.As a gift for the wedding of the young prince's grandmother, whose full name is William Arthur Philip Louis, Elizabeth II handed British title to his grandson the Duke of Cambridge.In an instant, Catherine and William became known as the Prince and Princess of Cambridge.So, the title of which 107 years ago had the Prince George of Cambridge - Chief of the British Army, a long time has passed to the son of the legendary Princess Diana.
Being the eldest son of the heir to the senior British Crown, Prince William, after accession to the throne will attach its title to the royal crown.In addition to these jewels William also has other titles.For example, it is the Count and Baron Karrikfergyusom Strathetskim.From an early age his mother instilled in him a sense of equality with ordinary people who live outside the royal palaces.So when he went to school, it is easy to find a common language with other students.During his studies he was involved in hockey, rugby, football and basketball, participated in school marathons.For modesty and warmth of life I have given him a lot of friends from different social classes.This is one of the most democratic princes in the most conservative country.
