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Adolphus Frederick of England

Adolphus Frederick of England

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Born 24 FEB 1774 , Buckingham Palace, London, ENG
Died 8 JUL 1850 , Cambridge House, Piccadilly, London, ENG
Parents George III of England (Father) Family
Charlotte Sophia of Meckesburg-Strelitz (Mother) Family
Marriage Augusta Wilhelmina Louisa of Hesse-Cassel Family Page
Occupation & Residence
Type Date Detail
Occupation 6th Duke of Cambridge, Baron of Culloden in North Britain, Earl of Tipperary in Ireland (27 Nov 1801- )
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of George III
  • Birth
    24 Feb 1774
    Born at Buckingham Palace, London, ENG
  • Age 1
    1775–1783
    American War of Independence begins
  • Age 6
    4 May 1780
    First Epsom Derby run
    On Epsom Downs, Surrey.
  • Age 15
    14 Jul 1789
    French Revolution begins
  • Age 18
    1 Feb 1793
    Britain goes to war with revolutionary France
  • Age 22
    14 May 1796
    Edward Jenner carries out the first smallpox vaccination
  • Age 26
    1 Jan 1801
    Union with Ireland creates the United Kingdom
  • Age 29
    1803–1815
    Napoleonic Wars resume
  • Age 29
    21 Feb 1804
    Trevithick's steam locomotive makes the first railway journey
  • Age 31
    21 Oct 1805
    Battle of Trafalgar
    Nelson killed.
  • Age 33
    25 Mar 1807
    Slave Trade Act abolishes the British slave trade
  • Age 41
    Apr 1815
    Mount Tambora erupts
    Led to the cold "Year Without a Summer" in 1816.
  • Age 41
    18 Jun 1815
    Battle of Waterloo
  • Age 44
    17 Nov 1818
    Mother Charlotte Sophia died
  • Age 45
    26 Mar 1819
    Son George William Frederick Charles born
  • Age 45
    16 Aug 1819
    Peterloo Massacre
  • Age 45
    29 Jan 1820
    Father George III died
  • Age 45
    29 Jan 1820
    Accession of George IV
    Reigned 1820–1830
  • Age 48
    19 Jul 1822
    Daughter Augusta Caroline Charlotte born
  • Age 51
    27 Sep 1825
    Stockton and Darlington Railway opens
    The first public steam railway.
  • Age 55
    13 Apr 1829
    Catholic Emancipation Act
  • Age 55
    29 Sep 1829
    Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
  • Age 55
    Oct 1829
    Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
  • Age 56
    26 Jun 1830
    Accession of William IV
    Reigned 1830–1837
  • Age 56
    15 Sep 1830
    Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
  • Age 57
    1831–1832
    First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
  • Age 58
    7 Jun 1832
    Great Reform Act
  • Age 59
    28 Aug 1833
    Slavery Abolition Act
  • Age 59
    27 Nov 1833
    Daughter Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina born
  • Age 60
    14 Aug 1834
    New Poor Law introduces workhouses
  • Age 63
    20 Jun 1837
    Accession of Queen Victoria
    Reigned 1837–1901
  • Age 63
    1 Jul 1837
    Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
  • Age 66
    6 May 1840
    The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
  • Age 67
    6 Jun 1841
    First detailed national census
  • Age 71
    1845–1852
    Irish Potato Famine
  • Age 72
    26 Jun 1846
    Corn Laws repealed
  • Age 76
    8 Jul 1850
    Died at Cambridge House, Piccadilly, London, ENG