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 398 CONNAUGHT DUKEDOM. I. H.R.H. Arthur William Patrick. Albert, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, also Duice of I. 1874. Saxony, 3rd s. of Queen Victoria, by H.R.H. Albert, Prince Consort, Prince of Saxe-Coeurg and Gotha, was b. at Buckingham Palace, Midx., i May, and bap. there 22 June 1850; ed. at Woolwich Academy, 1866; Lieut. R.E. and R.A., 1868; Capt. 7th Hussars, 1874; nom. K.G. 24 May 1867 and inst. same day; K.P. 30 Mar. 1869; K.T. 24 May i 869; G.C.M.G. 16 Apr. 1870; P.C. 16 May 1 871; Knight of the Black Eagle of Prussia, 18 Jan. 1872. He was, on 24 May 1874, cr. EARL OF SUSSEX, DUKE OF CONNAUGHT AND STRATHEARN.(^) Grand Cross Charles III of Spain, May 1876; G.C.S.I. (extra), i Jan. 1877; Grand Cross Redeemer of Greece, 5 May 1879. Ranger of Epping Forest, 1879. Major Gen. 1880; Col. in chief of the Rifle Brigade 1880; he was in command of a Brigade of Guards in the expedition to Egypt 1882, when he received the thanks of Pari.; C.B. (mil.), 17 Nov. 1882; Knight 2nd class Medjidie of Turkey, and Knight of the Order of Merit of Prussia, receiving the Egyptian war medal, all in 1882; Col. of the Scots Guards, 1883-1904; Commander in Chief at Bombay, 1886-90; G.C.I.E. {extra), 21 June 1887; Lieut. Gen. 1889; K.C.B. I July 1890; Gen. 1893; G.C.V.O. 6 May 1896; G.C.B. 21 May 1898; Elder Brother of the Trin. House 1898; P.C. [1.] 10 Jan. 1900; Commander of the Forces [I.] 1900-04; Grand Master of Freemasons, and Grand Master of the Order of the Bath, 1901; Field Marshal, 26 June 1902; Col. of the Gren. Guards, 1904; Inspector Gen. of the Forces, 1904-07; High Commissioner and Commander in Chief in the Mediterranean, 1907-09; Gov. Gen. of Canada, 191 1. Hew., 13 Mar. 1879, at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Luise Margarethe Alexandra Victoria Agnes, 3rd da. of Prince Friedrich Karl Nikolaus of Prussia, G.C.B., by Marie Anna, da. of Leopold Friedrich, Duke of Anhalt. She was b. 2^ July i860, at Marmorpalais, near Potsdam; V.A. (ist class) and C.I. [H.R.H. Arthur Frederick. Patrick Albert, Prince of the United Kingdom, also Duke of Saxony, s. and h. ap., b. at Windsor Castle, 13 Jan., and bap. there 16 Feb. 1883. G.C.V.O. 24 May 1899; ent. the army as 2nd Lieut. 7th Hussars, May 1900, Lieut. Jan. 1903, Capt. 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys), Apr. 1907; K.G. 15 July 1902; Personal A.D.C. to the King, June 1905; headed the Mission which invested Mutsuhito, Emperor of Japan, with the Garter at Tokio, 20 Feb. i9o6;('') called to the Bar, admitted Gray's Inn, and a Bencher thereof, all in June 1 907 ; Elder Brother of the Trinity House, July 1 9 lO; one of the 4 Councillors of State during the King's absence in India 1911-12; represented the King at (^) One of the peerage titles being selected from each of the three kingdoms, according to the general practice in peerages granted to the Royal Family since the time of George III. (•>) For a list of these Missions see vol. ii, Appendix B.