Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Noble person
1850 – 1942
Who was Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn?
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was a member of the British Royal Family who served as the Governor General of Canada, the 10th since Canadian Confederation.
Born the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Arthur was educated by private tutors before entering the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich at the age of 16. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the British Army, where he served for some 40 years, seeing service in various parts of the British Empire. During this time he was also created as a royal duke, becoming the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, as well as the Earl of Sussex. He was appointed as Governor General of Canada in 1911 by his nephew, King George V, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom H. H. Asquith, to replace the Earl Grey as viceroy, occupying the post until succeeded by the Duke of Devonshire in 1916. Given his military service, the selection of Arthur proved to be prudent, as he acted as the King's, and thus the Canadian Commander-in-Chief's, representative through the first years of World War I.
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- Born
- May 1, 1850
Buckingham Palace - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia
(1879/03/13 - )
- Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia
- Children
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Royal Military Academy
- Died
- Jan 16, 1942
Bagshot Park - Resting place
- Frogmore
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on July 23, 2013
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