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Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George; born Prince Alexander of Teck; 14 April 1874 – 16 January 1957), was a member of the extended British royal family, as a great-grandson of King George III, a brother of Queen Mary, uncle to the Kings Edward VIII and George VI, and the ...
Beim Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkriegs war Alexander zum Major befördert worden und nahm mit seinem Regiment an Kämpfen in Frankreich und Flandern teil. Später leitete er die britische Mission im belgischen Hauptquartier.
14. Jan. 2008 · Formal portrait of The Earl of Athlone and her Royal Highness Princess Alice before leaving Canada on expiration of His Excellency's term of office as Governor General.
Earl of Athlone war ein erblicher britischer Adelstitel, der einmal in der Peerage of Ireland und zweimal in der Peerage of the United Kingdom verliehen wurde. Der Titel ist nach der irischen Stadt Athlone benannt.
He relinquished his German title as Prince of Teck in 1917 and took the family name of Cambridge, becoming a member of peerage as the 1st Earl of Athlone. He served as an Army officer, and in 1923 he was appointed governor-general of South Africa.
Cambridge, Alexander, 1st Earl of Athlone. Awards: Belgium to Commonwealth (WW1) Awards: France to Commonwealth (WW1) Awards: RU to Commonwealth. Peerage of the United Kingdom. Date of birth: April 14th, 1874 (Kensington Palace, London, England) Date of death: January 16th, 1957 (Kensington Palace, London, England) Buried on:
Apr 14, 1874 - Jan 16, 1957. Major General Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, was a British Army commander and major-general who served as Governor-General of the Union of South...
