Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone

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Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone

Also Known As: "Alexander of Teck"
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Birthplace: Kensington Palace, Kensington, London, England
Death: January 16, 1957 (82)
Kensington Palace, Kensington, London, England
Place of Burial: Royal Burial Grounds at Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Immediate Family:

Son of Francis, 1st Duke of Teck and Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth of Cambridge, Princess, Duchess of Teck
Husband of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
Father of Lady May Helen Emma Abel Smith; Rupert Cambridge, Viscount Trematon and Prince Maurice of Teck
Brother of Mary of Teck; Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge and Prince Francis Joseph Leopold Frederick Teck

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About Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone

"Major-General Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge, 1st Earl of AthloneKG PC GCB GCMG GCVO DSO ADC(P) FRS (born Prince Alexander of Teck; 14 April 1874 – 16 January 1957), was the husband of Princess Alice of Albany (a granddaughter of Queen Victoria) and a British military commander and major-general who served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, the country's fourth, and as Governor General of Canada, the 16th since Canadian Confederation."

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Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone's Timeline

1874
April 14, 1874
Kensington Palace, Kensington, London, England
1906
January 23, 1906
Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, England
1907
April 24, 1907
Esher, Surrey, England (United Kingdom)
1910
March 29, 1910
Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1957
January 16, 1957
Age 82
Kensington Palace, Kensington, London, England
January 21, 1957
Age 82
Royal Burial Grounds at Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire, England
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Kensington Palac, Kensington, Middlesex, England