Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
British Army general (1874-1957) · United Kingdom · On the map · Politicians · Died at 82
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone 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.
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Prince Alexander of Teck, 28 June 1910, wearing the insignia of the Royal Victorian Order, and the star and sash of the Order of the Rue Crown of Saxony
The Earl of Athlone (seated right) with (left to right) Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King, US President Roosevelt, and UK Prime Minister Churchill, at La Citadelle, August 1943
The Earl of Athlone and his wife, Princess Alice, followed by Prime Minister Mackenzie King at the State Opening of Parliament, 6 September 1945
The Duchess of Teck and her family c. 1880; Prince Alexander sits centre with his arm around the Duchess, Princess Mary (later Queen Mary) is seated at far right
Bust of the Earl of Athlone, Senate House, University of London.Awards
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He was a British Army officer and served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa and Governor General of Canada.
