Prince Arthur of Connaught
| Prince Arthur of Connaught | |
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Prince Arthur in the robes of the Order of the Garter
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| Governor-General of South Africa | |
| Predecessor | The Viscount Buxton |
| Successor | The Earl of Athlone |
| Born |
13 January 1883 Windsor Castle, Berkshire |
| Died | 12 September 1938 (aged 55) London |
| Burial | 22 September 1938 St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle and later Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore |
| Spouse | Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife |
| Issue | Alastair, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn |
| Father | Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn |
| Mother | Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia |
| Occupation | Governor-General of South Africa, military officer |
| House |
Windsor (since 1917) Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (until 1917) |
Prince Arthur of Connaught KG KT GCMG GCVO GCStJ CB PC (Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert; 13 January 1883 – 12 September 1938) was a British military officer and a grandson of Queen Victoria. He served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 20 November 1920 to 21 January 1924.
Prince Arthur was born on 13 January 1883 at Windsor Castle. His father was the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. His mother was the former Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia.
Arthur was baptised in the Private Chapel of Windsor Castle on 16 February 1883, and his godparents were Queen Victoria (his paternal grandmother), Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (his great-great aunt, for whom his paternal aunt The Princess Beatrice stood proxy), Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia (his maternal uncle, who was represented by the German Ambassador Count Münster), Princess Henry of the Netherlands (his maternal aunt, who was represented by Countess Münster), the Duke of Cambridge (the Queen's cousin), and the Duke of Edinburgh (his paternal uncle, whose brother the Prince of Wales represented him).
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