George FitzGeorge
British Army officer
Colonel George William Adolphus FitzGeorge (24 August 1843 – 2 September 1907) was a British soldier and a great-grandson of King George III of the United Kingdom.
Early life
Colonel FitzGeorge was born on 24 August 1843 in London. He was the eldest of the three illegitimate sons of the 2nd Duke of Cambridge and Louisa Fairbrother (the other sons were Admiral Sir Adolphus FitzGeorge and Colonel Sir Augustus FitzGeorge). His parents subsequently went through a form of marriage in contravention of the Royal Marriages Act 1772, when his mother was pregnant with his youngest brother. Neither he nor his brothers, Adolphus FitzGeorge and Augustus FitzGeorge, held royal titles, and were ineligible to succeed to the Dukedom of Cambridge.
Through his father, he was a great-grandson of King George III of the United Kingdom and first cousin to Queen Mary. Through his mother, he was a grandson of Mary Tucker, whose maiden name may have been Phillips, and John Fairbrother, a servant in Westminster.
Career
In due course, following the profession of his father, he purchased a commission in the 20th Hussars.
When the Egyptian Campaign of 1882 was undertaken he went out to Egypt as a Major on special service and was attached to the personal staff of General Sir Garnet Wolseley. He was present at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir, and brought home the despatches.
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