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Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Arthur William Patrick Albert; 1 May 1850 – 16 January 1942) was the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He served as Governor General of Canada, the tenth since Canadian Confederation and the only British prince to do so.
Through his father, Prince Albert, he also bore the titles Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duke of Saxony until 17 July 1917, when King George V discontinued the use of German titles. [3] On 24 May 1874, Prince Arthur was created Duke of Connaught and Strathearn and Earl of Sussex, [7] in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [8]
Prince Arthur 1850–1942 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn: Earldom of Dublin merged in the Crown, 1901: King George V 1865–1936: Prince Arthur of Connaught 1883–1938: Duke of Kent (2nd creation), Earl of St Andrews, and Baron Downpatrick, 1934: King Edward VIII 1894–1972: King George VI 1895–1952: Prince George 1902–1942
On 13 March 1879, Princess Louise Margaret married Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn at St. George's Chapel Windsor. [4] Prince Arthur was the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. [5]
Prince Arthur of Connaught (1883–1938), the only son of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn; King Arthur also features as "Prince Arthur" in some works, as in Richard Blackmore's epic Prince Arthur, an Heroick Poem in X Books and Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene; PS Prince Arthur, a paddle steamer in service 1867–1885
Alastair Arthur Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (9 August 1914 – 26 April 1943) was a member of the British Royal Family. He was the only child of Prince Arthur of Connaught and Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife .
Prince Arthur 1850–1942 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn: Earldom of Dublin merged in the Crown, 1901: King George V 1865–1936: Prince Arthur of Connaught 1883–1938: Duke of Kent (2nd creation), Earl of St Andrews, and Baron Downpatrick, 1934: King Edward VIII 1894–1972: King George VI 1895–1952: Prince George 1902–1942 1st Duke ...
Reign of King George III: Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh: Prince William: Extinct in 1834 1764 Earl of Connaught: Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn: Prince Henry: Extinct in 1790 1766 Earl of Dublin: Duke of York and Albany: Prince Frederick: Extinct in 1827 1784 Earl of Ulster: Duke of Clarence and St Andrews: Prince William Henry: Merged ...