Prince Arthur of Great Britain
and Ireland, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942)
son of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland 1837-1901 and Prince
Albert of
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony, Prince Consort
Born 1 May 1850 London, Buckingham Palace
Died 16 January 1942 Bagshot Park
Married 13 March 1879 Windsor
Princess Luise Margarete of Prussia
Born 25 June 1860 Potsdam
Died 14 March 1917 London
The Duke of Connaught carried out his military duties devotedly, hoping
one day to achieve the position of Commander-in-Chief and, though this
eluded him, his love of the army never waned
throughout his long life.
Unlike his elder brothers, he never conducted his extra-marital affairs
in public; and though his wife was no doubt aware of the fact that he had
long-standing associations with other women, she was never heard to complain.
Chief among these was his attachment to Lady Leslie, which lasted for forty
years until his death.
Appointed Governor-General of Canada in 1911, he was accompanied to
Ottawa by his wife and younger daughter, Princess Patricia. Due to his
wife's failing health, in 1916 his term in Canada was terminated. However,
he lost his wife in 1917.
Source: Leo van de Pas
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