Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

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Alastair Arthur Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (9 August 1914 – 26 April 1943) was a member of the British royal family. He was the only child of Prince Arthur of Connaught and Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife. He was a paternal great-grandson and maternal great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria. He was also a descendant of Victoria's paternal uncle and predecessor, William IV, through an illegitimate line. In January 1942, he became the second Duke of Connaught and Strathearn and Earl of Sussex when he inherited his grandfather's titles. Fifteen months later, at the age of 28, he died of exposure in Canada.

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