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Prince Arthur was born on May 1, 1850 at Buckingham Palace, the third son and the seventh of the nine children of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Arthur had five sisters and three brothers:
Victoria, Princess Royal (1840-1901) married (1858) Friedrich III, German Emperor and King of Prussia (1831-1888), had four sons and four daughters
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1841-1910) married (1863) Princess Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925), had 2 sons and 3 daughters
Princess Alice (1843-1878) married (1862) Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1837-1892), had two sons and five daughters
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900) married (1874) Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia (1853-1920), had one son and four daughters
Princess Helena (1846-1923) married (1866) Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1831-1917), had two sons and two daughters
Princess Louise (1848-1939) married married (1871) John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, 9th Duke of Argyll (1845-1914); no issue
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-1884) married (1882) Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1861-1922), had one son and one daughter
Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) married (1885) Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858-1896), had three sons and one daughter
The Duke of Connaught travelled to India in 1923.
Duke Of Connaught In India (1923) - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNYRFepPUDM)
Prince Arthur was a freemason. He became Grand Master in 1901 when his brother, who had been the Grand Master for 27 years, succeeded to the throne as King Edward VII.
The whole British royal family until fairly recently were deeply entrenched in the Freemasonry tradition. All Queen Victoria's sons became Freemasons, not just Arthur. King Edward VII reached the highest levels and enjoyed it. I'm not sure about Prince Philip but Charles has remained uninterested and I'd be surprised if Andrew and Edward were Freemasons. As far as I know the present Duke of Kent is of senior rank in the organisation, but his sons are Roman Catholics and I doubt that they have followed him.
Like his great-uncle Arthur, the Queen's father, King George VI, was a most active and enthusiastic Freemason. He believed it helped his stammer as it never occurred when he was reciting parts of the Ritual.
In 1899 Prince Alfred, the heir to Saxe-Coburg and Gotha died. Prince Arthur relinquished his claim to the duchy. Did he have the right to relinquish his son's (Prince Arthur Frederick) claim to the duchy?
Prince Arthur on his 20th birthday
Never seen this one before -- Queen Victoria and her favorite son, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught on his 20th birthday. She once said she liked ? | (http://www.pinterest.com/pin/834573374669981384)
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Prince Arthur served in India. At least for some of his time in India he was stationed in Meerut.
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In 1922 Prince Arthur invested Edward, The Prince of Wales with the Silver Wolf.
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Prince Arthur addressed the British Legion in 1936.
Duke Of Connaught (1936) - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MLsNPXyJMo)
Prince Arthur was the patron of the Royal Albert Orphan School. :shake: :shake:
In 1911 Prince Arthur with the Duke of Teck (Prince Adolphus of Teck) and Mr. Romer Williams attended the Richmond Show.
The Duke of Teck (Prince Adolphus of Teck), Prince Arthur of Stock Photo: 161774625 - Alamy (http://www.alamy.com/stock-image-the-duke-of-teck-prince-adolphus-of-teck-prince-arthur-of-connaught-161774625.html)