Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn facts for kids
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Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
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| Born | 1 May 1850 |
| Died | 16 January 1942 (91) |
The Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn KG, KT, KP, PC, GCMG, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, GCB, GCStJ, (Arthur William Patrick Albert; 1 May 1850 – 16 January 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family, the third son and seventh child of Queen Victoria. Arthur served as the Governor General of Canada from 1911 to 1916. He was created Duke of Connaught and Strathearn and Earl of Sussex in 1874. He was the longest lived issue of Queen Victoria.He died in 1942.He lived to age 91. He was the father of the Crown Princess of Sweden.
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A painting of Queen Victoria with Prince Arthur by Franz Xaver Winterhalter.
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Prince Arthur met with the Chiefs of the Six Nations of the Grand River at the Mohawk Chapel in 1869.
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The Duke and Duchess of Connaught with their three children, 1893.
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The Duke of Connaught with his staff in 1913. He was appointed as the Governor General of Canada from 1911 to 1916.
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Prince Arthur and his viceregal party visit the Valcartier military base in 1914.
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Portrait by Philip de László, 1937.
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