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Gloucester, Henry William Frederick Albert, duke of glŏsˈstər, glôˈstər , 1900–1974, British prince; third son of George V, brother of Edward VIII and George VI, and uncle of Elizabeth II. He was created duke in 1928. He was educated at Sandhurst and made the army his career, serving as a major general in World War II.
30 November 1834. Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh ( / ˈɡlɒstər / GLOST-ər) was a British title (after Gloucester and Edinburgh) in the Peerage of Great Britain; the sole creation carried with it the subsidiary title of Earl of Connaught . It existed for the brother of King George III, Prince William Henry; there had been Dukedoms of ...
English: HRH The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (Henry William Frederick Albert; 31 March 1900 – 10 June 1974) was a member of the British Royal Family, the third son of George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary, and thus uncle to Elizabeth II. Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester. British soldier and Governor-General of Australia (1900 ...
Oct 27, 2020 · Henry was given the title Duke of Gloucester in 1659 by his older brother, Charles, and joined in the procession as Charles was invited back to England to return to the throne as monarch in 1660 ...
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester. Henry William Frederick Albert Windsor (1900-1974) was born at York Cottage, Sandringham, England as the fifth in line to the English crown. Henry was the third son of the Duke of York who eventually became George V of England. Henry's elder brothers, David and Bertie, eventually became Edward VIII and George VI.
Jun 4, 2022 · That meant when Prince Henry died on June 10, 1974 the Duke of Gloucester title went to his second son Prince Richard, the current Duke. Henry's widow, Princess Alice, survived until 2004 ...
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, KG, KT, KP, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC (Henry William Frederick Albert; 31 March 1900 – 30 January 1985) was the third son and fourth child of King George V and Queen Mary. Henry was the first son of a British monarch to be educated at school, where he excelled at sports, and went on to attend Eton College, after which he was commissioned in the 10th Royal Hussars ...
