Arthur of Connaught

Prince Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert of Connaught

Son of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942) and his wife Luise Margarethe, Princess of Prussia (1860-1917).

Born: Windsor Castle 13. Jan 1883

Christened: Private Chapel, Windsor Castle 16. Feb 1883

Godparents:

• Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (his paternal grandmother)

• Augusta, German Empress

• Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (Queen Victoria’s cousin)

• Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (his paternal uncle)

• Friedrich Leopold, Prince of Prussia (his maternal uncle)

• Marie, Princess of the Netherlands (born Princess of Prussia, his maternal aunt)

Married: Chapel Royal, St. James’s Palace, London 15. Oct 1913 Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife (1891-1959), daughter of Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife (1849-1912) and his wife Princess Louise, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom (1867-1931).

Issue:

• Alastair Windsor, Duke of Connaught (1914-1943)

Died: London 12. Sep 1938 from stomach cancer

Buried: Royal Burial Grounds, Frogmore, Windsor

  

  

Marlene A. Eilers ”Queen Victoria’s Descendants”, Rosvall Royal Books 1997;  Alison Weir: “Britain’s Royal Families”, Vintage Books 2008; Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. III/1, 1983, Verlag J. A. Stargaardt; for christening and godparents see Yvonne Demoskoff: Yvonne’s Royalty Home Page http://users.uniserve.com/~canyon/index.htm