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| Born | 8 March 1920 Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England | ||||
| Died | 23 July 1968 (aged 48) Cannes, France | ||||
| Spouse | Lady Lucy Ponsonby (m. 1940) | ||||
| Issue | Prince George, Duke of Cambridge Henry, Prince Consort of Autelia Princess Alice of Cambridge Prince Frederick of Cambridge | ||||
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| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
| Father | William IV of the United Kingdom | ||||
| Mother | Thyra of Denmark | ||||
Prince Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (Frederick Christian William George Charles; 8 March 1920 - 23 July 1968) was the second son of King William IV and Queen Thyra of the United Kingdom.
In 1940, he married Lady Lucy Ponsonby, daughter of the 4th Duke of Westercastle. They had four children- Prince George, Prince Henry, Princess Alice, and Prince Frederick.
In 1968, Frederick was driving his car in the outskirts of Cannes, France, when he crashed into the cliffside, fatally injuring himself and his friend Sir Edward de Michaelis, who was in the car with him at the time. His body was flown back to Britain, and his funeral service was conducted at Westminster Abbey on 6 August 1968.
He is buried at the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, alongside his wife, who survived him by 20 years.