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Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (Henry William Frederick Albert; 31 March 1900 – 10 June 1974) was a member of the British royal family. He was the third son of King George V and Queen Mary, and was a younger brother of kings Edward VIII and George VI. He served as Governor-General of Australia from 1945 to 1947, the only prince to hold the ...
He was made the thirteenth Chancellor of the University of Dublin in 1771, holding the post until 1805. Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, by Johan Zoffany, c. 1780. The Duke and Maria's first child, Princess Sophia of Gloucester ( Sophia Matilda; 29 May 1773 – 29 November 1844), was born in 1773.
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Richard Alexander Walter George; born 26 August 1944) is a member of the British royal family. He is the second son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, the youngest of the nine grandchildren of George V, nephew of Edward VIII and George VI, and first cousin of ...
Mar 8, 2022 · Prince Henry, the Duke of Gloucester, is no exception. From his awkward childhood to his scandalous first love to his devastating end, this minor royal was a major misfit. So, does Henry's drama stack up with the likes of Edward VIII, Princess Di, and Meghan Markle?
Jun 14, 2024 · Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the last surviving grandson of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II’s beloved “Uncle Harry,” was buried today in the royal mausoleum at Frogmore with only the royal family present. The 74‐year‐old Duke, an invalid for seven years, died Monday.
His widow Alice lived on to reach the age of 102 until her death in 2004, to become the longest surviving member of the British royal family in history. Prince Henry was born on 31 March 1900, at York Cottage, on the Sandringham Estate. His parents were King George V and Queen Mary.
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, KG, KT, KP, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GCStJ, PC, ADC (Henry William Frederick Albert; 31 March 1900 – 10 June 1974) was an English royal and politician. He was the third son and fourth child of King George V and Queen Mary. He was Governor-General of Australia from 1945 to 1947, the only member of the British royal family to hold the post.
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (Henry William Frederick Albert; 31 March 1900 – 10 June 1974) was a member of the British royal family. He was the third son of King George V and Queen Mary, and was a younger brother of kings Edward VIII and George VI.
Jun 11, 1974 · The least well known of the sons of King George V, the Duke of Gloucester was a keen and hard‐working soldier in the years before World War II when soldiering happened to be out of style.
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester. (1900-1974), Son of George V. Sitter in 181 portraits. Third son of George V and Queen Mary, created Duke of Gloucester in 1928; joined the 10th Royal Hussars in 1921 and during the Second World War served as Chief Liaison Officer between the British and French armies in Europe and (from 1941) as second in ...
