Arthur, Duke of Connaught

Prince Arthur
Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Prince Arthur in 1915
10th Governor General of Canada
In office	13 October 1911 – 11 November 1916
Monarch	George V
Predecessor	The Earl Grey
Successor	The Duke of Devonshire
Prime Minister	Robert Borden (Canadian) H. H. Asquith (British)
Born	(1850-05-01)1 May 1850 Buckingham Palace, London, England
Died	16 January 1942(1942-01-16) (aged 91) Bagshot Park, Surrey, England
Burial	23 January 1942 St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle 19 March 1942 Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore
Spouse	Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia
Issue	Margaret, Crown Princess of Sweden Prince Arthur of Connaught Princess Patricia, Lady Ramsay
Full name Arthur William Patrick Albert
House	Windsor (from 1917) Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (until 1917)
Father	Albert, Prince Consort
Mother	Queen Victoria
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1868-1942
Rank	Field Marshal
Unit	Royal Engineers Royal Regiment of Artillery Rifle Brigade
Commands held	Inspector-General of the Forces Commander-in-Chief, Ireland Third Army Corps Aldershot Command Southern Command Bombay Army
Battles/wars	Fenian Raids Battle of Eccles Hill Anglo-Egyptian War First World War Second World War
Awards	Volunteer Officers' Decoration Territorial Decoration

Fenian Raids

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn KG KT KP GCB GCSI GCMG GCIE GCVO GBE VD TD ADC(P) PC (Arthur William Patrick Albert; 1 May 1850 – 16 January 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family who served as the Governor General of Canada, the tenth 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 a royal duke, becoming the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, as well as the Earl of Sussex. In 1911, he was appointed as Governor General of Canada, replacing the Earl Grey as viceroy. He occupied this post until being 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 the First World War.