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The Duke, Duchess, and their daughter, Princess Patricia of Connaught, arrived in Quebec City on 13 October 1911 and was later sworn into office at the Parliament of Quebec. [88] Several weeks after being sworn in, he presided over the opening of the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa.
- Early Life and Education
- Military Posting and Royal Tour of Canada
- Marriage and Children
- Military Career in Egypt and India
- 1890 Tour of Canada
- Governor General of Canada
- The First World War
- Later Life
- Legacy
Prince Arthur was born at Buckingham Palace, the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Arthur was named after his godfather, Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, with whom he shared a birthday. Arthur had his own household in Greenwich, governed by a Crimean Warveteran, Captain Howard Elphi...
Arthur undertook his first military service posting in Canada from 1869 to 1870, serving as an officer with the Montréal detachment of the Rifle Brigade. He wrote, “Most anxious am I to consider for the time being Montreal as my home, and to lose no opportunity of becoming full acquainted with its institutions, its people, and its commerce.” The Ri...
On 13 March 1879, Connaught married Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. The couple had three children: Princess Margaret (1882–1920), who married the future King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden; Prince Arthur (1883–1938), who served as governor general of South Africa from 1920 to 1924; and Princess Patricia, Lady ...
Connaught’s decades-long military career included postings around the world, in what was then the British Empire, making him one of the most well-travelled members on the royal family in his generation. In 1882, he became the last member of the royal family to lead a major battle formation, commanding a guards brigade at the Battle of Tell-al-Kebir...
In 1890, Connaught toured Canada with the Duchess, on their way home to Britain from India. They became the first members of the royal family to cross Canada via the recently completed Canadian Pacificrailroad. Press coverage of the tour treated Connaught’s journey across Canada as a homecoming, publishing reminiscences of his military service 20 y...
Connaught served in Britain during the 1890s, achieving the rank of Field Marshal in 1902. He became Inspector General of the Forces in 1904 and was placed in command of British garrisons in the Mediterranean in 1908–09. In 1911, Connaught became governor general of Canada, representing his nephew, King George V. The appointment was well received i...
Connaught took a strong interest in recruitment and strategy during the First World War, reviewing regiments, touring hospitals and inspecting auxiliary military services. Connaught was critical of Canada’s wartime leadership. Although he remained on cordial terms with Prime Minister Robert Borden, Connaught privately considered him a weak wartime ...
Connaught continued to undertake public engagements and royal tours after his departure from Canada. He outlived his wife, who died in 1917, and his two elder children. He maintained a lifelong interest in Canadian affairs, corresponding with Borden for decades, and entertaining Vincent Massey, the Canadian High Commissioner in London and future go...
Port Arthur (Thunder Bay), Prince Arthur Street in Montréal, the Connaught block in Ottawa and the Connaught railway tunnel under the Selkirk Mountains are named for Connaught. Rideau Hall assumed its current form during Connaught’s term as governor general and the Connaught Cup remains the trophy for marksmanship in the RCMP.
Jun 26, 2020 · The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge got married in 2011 and soon undertook their first official royal trip abroad — to Canada.
Jan 25, 2020 · In 1911, King George V, grandson of Queen Victoria, appointed his uncle, Prince Arthur, the Duke of Connaught as Governor General of Canada, and he served until 1916. Prince Arthur was the only...
May 1, 2017 · The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York visit Parliament Hill Sept. 20, 1901 accompanied by Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier.
Canada History. When the Duke of Connaught took office as Canada's tenth Governor General in 1911. he became the first member of the Royal House to occupy that post. The third and last surviving son of Queen Victoria, H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was born on May 1st, 1850 on the 81st birthday of the Duke of Wellington, one of his ...
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The Duke and Duchess of Connaught acquired Bagshot Park in Surrey as their country home and after 1900 used Clarence House as their London residence. She accompanied her husband to Canada in 1911, when he began his term as governor-general.
