Background
He was the younger son of the Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, formerly the Duke of Teck, and a nephew of Queen Mary, the consort of King George V.
Frederick was born on 23 September 1907 in Vienna, Austria, where his father was the British military attaché. At the time of his birth, his father was styled Prince Adolphus, Duke of Teck, the eldest son of Francis, Duke of Teck and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (a granddaughter of King George III).
Career
His mother was The Duchess of Teck (née Lady Margaret Evelyn Grosvenor), daughter of 3rd Marquess of Westminster (later 1st Duke of Westminster). He was styled His Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Teck from his birth. In response to this, the Duke of Teck renounced, through a Royal Warrant from the King, dated 14 July 1917, his title of Duke of Teck in the Kingdom of Württemberg and the style His Highness.
Adolphus was subsequently created Marquess of Cambridge, Earl of Eltham, and Viscount Northallerton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Frederick"s elder brother George, took the title Earl of Eltham as a courtesy title. Frederick became known as Lord Frederick Cambridge.
Frederick served as a Captain in the Coldstream Guards and was killed in action in Belgium on 15 May 1940. He is now buried in Heverlee War Cemetery.
Membership
The King also renounced all his Germanic titles for himself and all members of the British Royal Family who were British subjects.
