Duchess of Cambridge
| Duchess of Cambridge | |
|---|---|
| Style | Her Royal Highness Ma'am |
| Term length | As long as married to the Duke of Cambridge |
| Inaugural holder | Caroline of Ansbach |
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Duchess of Cambridge is the principal title held by the wife of the Duke of Cambridge. The title is legally gained upon marriage and is forfeited upon divorce. Five of the eight Dukes of Cambridge did not marry or morganate, so there were only three Duchess of Cambridge.
The three Duchesses of Cambridge (and the dates the individuals held that title) are as follows:
In 1847, Sarah Fairbrother married Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, son of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, and Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel. Under the Royal Marriages Act 1772, Prince George was required to seek the permission of the British monarch (at that time his cousin, Queen Victoria) to marry, but failed to do so as permission to marry an actress with four illegitimate children by three fathers would never have been given. Sarah could not take the style of Princess of Great Britain or of Her Royal Highness.
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