Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
British Army general and colonial administrator (1874–1957)
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
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, the youngest brother of Queen Mary, an uncle of Kings Edward VIII and George VI, and the husband of Princess Alice of Albany. He was a British Army officer and served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa and Governor General of Canada. Alexander was born in Kensington, the youngest son of Francis, Duke of Teck, and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, and was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. In 1904, he married Princess Alice of Albany and rose in military rank through his service on the western front of the First World War, receiving numerous honours and decorations. A cousin and also brother-in-law of King George V, Alexander relinquished his German titles in 1917, including that of Prince of Teck in the...
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