Alastair Windsor, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

Born Prince Arthur of Connaught.

In Letters Patent King George V. Of the United Kingdom restricted the titles of Prince or Princess to children of the sovereign or the children of the sovereign’s sons. As Prince Alastair was only a great-grandson of a sovereign, he became from that point known as Arthur Windsor, Earl of Macduff. He succeded to the Dukedoms of Connaught and Strahtearn upon his grandfather’s death in 1942.

Son of Prince Prince Arthur of Connaught (1883-1938) and his wife Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife (1891-1959).

Born: 54 Mount Street, Mayfair, London  9. Aug 1914

Christened: 54 Mount Street, Mayfair, London  25. Aug 1914

Issue:

• King George V. of the United Kingdom (his paternal uncle)

• Alfonso XIII. King of Spain

• Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (his paternal grandfather)

• Quenn Alexandra of the United Kingdom (his maternal grandmother)

• Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (his great-aunt)

• Mary, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom (his cousin)

Died: Ottawa, Canada 26. Apr 1943 after a fall from a window

   

   

Marlene A. Eilers ”Queen Victoria’s Descendants”, Rosvall Royal Books 1997;  Alison Weir: “Britain’s Royal Families”, Vintage Books 2008; Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. III/1, 1983, Verlag J. A. Stargaardt; for christening and godparents see Yvonne Demoskoff: Yvonne’s Royalty Home Page http://users.uniserve.com/~canyon/index.htm