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Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife

Index Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife

Princess Arthur of Connaught, 2nd Duchess of Fife, RRC, GCStJ (Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise Duff; Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife before marriage; 17 May 1891 – 26 February 1959) was a granddaughter of King Edward VII and great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria. [1]

47 relations: Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, Alexander Ramsay of Mar, British princess, Caroline Worsley, Lady Worsley, Charles Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk, Counsellor of State, Descendants of King George V and Mary of Teck, Dorothea Jordan, Duchess of Fife, Duff (surname), Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Duke of Fife, Dukedoms of the British Isles by reign, Earl Fife, Earl of Fife, Earl of Southesk, East Sheen, Edward Iwi, Ernest Brooks (photographer), Family tree of the British royal family, February 1959, Funeral of King Edward VII, Grandchildren of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, GWR 4000 Class, James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife, Lady Margaret Douglas-Home, List of coupled cousins, List of participants in the coronation processions of King George VI, List of peerages inherited by women, LMS Princess Royal Class, Louise, Princess Royal, Mar Lodge Estate, Prince Arthur of Connaught, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, Princess Alexandra, Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk, Royal Marriages Act 1772, Senghenydd colliery disaster, SS Delhi, St Ninian's Chapel, Braemar, Suo jure, 1905 in the United Kingdom, 1943 in the United Kingdom, 1959.

Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

Alastair Arthur Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (9 August 1914 – 26 April 1943) was a member of the British Royal Family.

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Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife

Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, (10 November 1849 – 29 January 1912), styled Viscount Macduff between 1857 and 1879 and known as The Earl Fife between 1879 and 1889, was a British peer who married Princess Louise, the third child and eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.

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Alexander Ramsay of Mar

Captain Alexander Arthur Alfonso David Maule Ramsay of Mar DL (21 December 1919 – 20 December 2000) was the only child of Princess Patricia of Connaught, who renounced her royal title and style when she married then-Captain the Hon.

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British princess

This is a list of British princesses from the accession of George I in 1714.

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Caroline Worsley, Lady Worsley

Caroline Cecily Worsley, Lady Worsley (née Dewar; born 12 February 1934), is a Scottish aristocrat.

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Charles Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk

Charles Alexander Bannerman Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk, KCVO (23 September 1893 – 16 February 1992), styled The Honourable Charles Carnegie before 1905 and Lord Carnegie between 1905 and 1941, was the husband of Princess Maud, a granddaughter of King Edward VII.

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Counsellor of State

In the United Kingdom, Counsellors of State are senior members of the British Royal Family to whom the monarch, currently Elizabeth II, delegates certain state functions and powers when not in the United Kingdom or unavailable for other reasons (such as short-term incapacity or sickness).

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Descendants of King George V and Mary of Teck

This is a complete list of every known descendant of King George V, the founder of the House of Windsor, and his queen Mary of Teck.

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Dorothea Jordan

Dorothea Jordan (22 November 17615 July 1816) also known as Mrs Jordan, was an Anglo-Irish actress, courtesan, and the mistress and companion of the future King William IV of the United Kingdom, for 20 years while he was Duke of Clarence.

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Duchess of Fife

Duchess of Fife may refer to.

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Duff (surname)

The surname Duff has several origins.

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Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

The title of Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was granted by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to her third son, Prince Arthur, on 24 May 1874.

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Duke of Fife

Duke of Fife is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom which has been created twice, in both cases for Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife, who in 1889 married Louise, Princess Royal, the eldest daughter of the future King Edward VII.

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Dukedoms of the British Isles by reign

This page lists extant dukedoms in the Peerages of the British Isles, listed by the monarch who created them—see also List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland.

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Earl Fife

The title Earl Fife was a title in the Peerage of Ireland created by letters patent dated 26 April 1759 for William Duff (1696–1763) after (asserting but not proving) his descent from Macduff, the medieval Earl of Fife.

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Earl of Fife

The Earl of Fife or Mormaer of Fife was the ruler of the province of Fife in medieval Scotland, which encompassed the modern counties of Fife and Kinross.

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Earl of Southesk

Earl of Southesk is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.

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East Sheen

East Sheen, also known as Sheen, is a suburb of London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

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Edward Iwi

Edward Frank Iwi (28 November 19046 June 1966) was an English lawyer who was best known as an amateur constitutional expert.

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Ernest Brooks (photographer)

Ernest Brooks (23 February 1876 — 1957) was a British photographer, best known for his war photography from the First World War.

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Family tree of the British royal family

This is the British monarchs' family tree, from James VI & I (whose accession united the thrones of England and Scotland) to the present monarch, Elizabeth II.

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February 1959

The following events occurred in February 1959.

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Funeral of King Edward VII

The funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Grandchildren of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

This is a list of the 42 grandchildren of the British Queen Victoria (1819–1901, queen from 1837, married 1840) and her husband Prince Albert (the Prince Consort, 1819–1861), each of whom was therefore either a sibling or a first cousin to each of the others.

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GWR 4000 Class

The Great Western Railway 4000 or Star were a class of 4-cylinder 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler passenger steam locomotives designed by George Jackson Churchward for the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1906.

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James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife

James George Alexander Bannerman Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife (23 September 1929 – 22 June 2015) was a British landowner, farmer and peer.

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Lady Margaret Douglas-Home

Lady Alexandra Margaret Elizabeth Douglas-Home (née Spencer, 4 July 1906 – 26 May 1996) was an English musician, writer and arts promoter.

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List of coupled cousins

This is a list of prominent individuals who have been romantically or maritally coupled with a cousin.

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List of participants in the coronation processions of King George VI

There were three processions during the coronation of King George VI.

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List of peerages inherited by women

In the peerages of the British Isles, most titles have traditionally been created for men and with remainder to male heirs.

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LMS Princess Royal Class

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Princess Royal Class is a class of express passenger steam locomotive designed by William Stanier.

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Louise, Princess Royal

Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife (Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar; 20 February 1867 – 4 January 1931) was the third child and the eldest daughter of the British king Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark; she was a younger sister of George V. In 1905, her father gave her the title of Princess Royal, which is usually bestowed on the eldest daughter of the British monarch if there is no living previous holder.

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Mar Lodge Estate

Mar Lodge Estate is a highland estate in western Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which has been owned and managed by the National Trust for Scotland since 1995.

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Prince Arthur of Connaught

Prince Arthur of Connaught (Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert; 13 January 1883 – 12 September 1938) was a British military officer and a grandson of Queen Victoria.

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Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, (Arthur William Patrick Albert; 1 May 185016 January 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family who served as the Governor General of Canada, the tenth since Canadian Confederation.

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Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark

Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark (10 August 1888 – 21 January 1940) was the youngest child of King George I of Greece, belonging to a dynasty which mounted and lost the throne of Greece several times during his lifetime.

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Princess Alexandra

Princess Alexandra may refer to.

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Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia

Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia (Louise Margaret Alexandra Victoria Agnes; later Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn; 25 July 1860 – 14 March 1917) was a German princess, and later a member of the British Royal Family, the wife of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.

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Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk

Princess Maud (born Lady Maud Duff; 3 April 1893 – 14 December 1945), later Countess of Southesk, was a granddaughter of the British king Edward VII.

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Royal Marriages Act 1772

The Royal Marriages Act 1772 was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain, which prescribed the conditions under which members of the British Royal Family could contract a valid marriage, in order to guard against marriages that could diminish the status of the royal house.

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Senghenydd colliery disaster

The Senghenydd colliery disaster, also known as the Senghenydd explosion (Tanchwa Senghennydd), occurred at the Universal Colliery in Senghenydd, near Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales, on 14 October 1913.

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SS Delhi

SS Delhi was a steamship of the Peninsular & Orient Line (P&O) that was lost off Cape Spartel, northern Morocco, at the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, on 12 December 1911.

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St Ninian's Chapel, Braemar

St Ninian's Chapel in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland is a Grade B listed Anglican chapel located in the grounds of the Mar Lodge Estate.

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Suo jure

Suo jure is a Latin phrase, used in English to mean "in his/her own right".

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1905 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 1905 in the United Kingdom.

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1943 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 1943 in the United Kingdom.

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1959

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Redirects here:

Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise Duff, Alexandra of Fife, Lady Alexandra Duff, Princess Alexandra of Fife, Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife, Princess Arthur of Connaught.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Alexandra,_2nd_Duchess_of_Fife

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