List of titles and honours of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
This is a list of the titles and honours held by Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, a senior officer of the British Army, Governor General of Canada, and member of the British Royal Family as third son of Queen Victoria.
Name
On 22 June 1850 Prince Arthur was baptised in the Chapel at Buckingham Palace with the Christian names Arthur William Patrick Albert.[1] As a member of the Royal Family, he had no surname[2] until 17 July 1917, when a Royal Proclamation of King George V declared that all British descendants in the male line of Queen Victoria would bear the name of Windsor.[3]
Titles, styles and honours
Titles and styles
- 1 May 1850 - 24 May 1874: His Royal Highness The Prince Arthur
- 24 May 1874 - 16 January 1942: His Royal Highness The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
- in Canada: 13 October 1911 – 11 November 1916: His Excellency The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Governor General of Canada
As a son of the sovereign, Arthur had the title of Prince and the style of Royal Highness from birth. The princely title had been used for sons of the sovereign since Tudor times[4] and was formalised by Letters Patent of 30 November 1917,[5] while the style of Royal Highness had been used since the Restoration[4] and was confirmed by Letters Patent of 3 February 1864.[6] Through his father, Prince Albert, he also bore the titles Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duke of Saxony until 17 July 1917, when King George V discontinued the use of German titles.[3]
On 24 May 1874, Prince Arthur was created Duke of Connaught and Strathearn and Earl of Sussex,[7] in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[8] As a duke of the Blood Royal, he had the formal style of Most High, Most Mighty, and Illustrious Prince.[9]
Orders, decorations and medals
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British
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31 May 1867 – : Royal Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG)[10] -
24 May 1869 – : Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (KT)[11] -
30 March 1869 – : Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick (KP)[12] -
16 April 1870 – : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)[13] -
1 January 1877 – : Extra Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (GCSI)[14] - 17 November 1882 – 7 July 1890: Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)[15]
- 8 July 1890 – 20 May 1898: Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)[16]
- 21 May 1898 – : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)[17]
- 26 February 1901 – : Great Master of the Order of the Bath (GCB)[18]
- 21 June 1887 – : Extra Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE)[19]
- 6 May 1896 – : Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)[20]
- 1896 – 11 June 1926: Knight of the Order of St John[21]
- 11 August 1902 – : Royal Victorian Chain[25]
- 4 June 1917 – : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)
The Duke was Bailiff of Egle from 1894[26]
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Canadian General Service Medal with clasp for Fenian Raid 1870[25] - Egypt Medal with clasp for Battle of Tel el-Kebir 1882[25]
- Volunteer Officers' Decoration (VD), 27 May 1892[25]
- Territorial Decoration (TD), 19 June 1934[25]
Foreign
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Grand Cordon, Order of Glory, 1 June 1865[25] -
1st class in brilliants, Order of Osmanieh, 17 July 1867[25] -
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Knight, Order of the Black Eagle, 1872[25] - Grand Cross, Order of the Red Eagle, 1873[25]
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Grand Cross (military division), Order of Leopold, 1873[25] -
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Grand Cross, Order of St Stephen, 1873[25] -
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Knight, Order of the Seraphim, 18 July 1873[25] -
Knight, Order of the Elephant, 2 August 1873[25] -
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Grand Cross with Collar, Order of Carlos III, 26 April 1876[25] -
Grand Cross, Order of the Netherlands Lion, 23 August 1878[25] -
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Grand Cross, Order of the Redeemer, 5 May 1879[25] -
Grand Cross with the Crown in Ore, Mecklenburg-Strelitz House Order of the Wendish Crown, 27 July 1879[27] - 2nd class, Order of the Medjidie, November 1882[28]
- Order Pour le Mérite, 17 November 1882[29]
- Grand Cross, Order of Military Merit[25]
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Grand Cordon, Order of the Chrysanthemum, 1 July 1890[25] -
Grand Cross, Order of Danilo, 26 March 1897[25] -
Grand Cordon, Legion of Honour, 1898[25] -
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Knight, Order of the Annunziata[25] - Grand Cross, Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus[25]
- Knight, Order of the Golden Fleece, 16 May 1902, when he attended the enthronement ceremonies for King Alphonso XIII[30][31]
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Grand Cross, Order of the Sword[25] - Knight, Order of Charles XIII, 1905[25]
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Knight, House Order of Fidelity, 7 September 1906[25] -
Grand Cross with Collar, Order of St Olav, 13 November 1906[25] - Grand Cross, Military Order of Savoy, 20 August 1917[25]
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Knight, Order of St. Hubert[32] -
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Grand Cross, Order of the Star of Ethiopia[25] -
Grand Cross, Order of the Crown[25] -
Grand Cross, Order of St Charles[25]
Military
Ranks
The Duke of Connaught in Field Marshal's uniform, 1915
- 1866: Cadet, RMA Woolwich[25]
- 19 June 1868: Lieutenant, Royal Engineers[33]
- 2 November 1868: Lieutenant, Royal Regiment of Artillery[34]
- 3 August 1869: Lieutenant, Rifle Brigade[35]
- 1 May 1871: Captain, Rifle Brigade[36]
- 14 April 1874: Captain, 7th Hussars[37]
- 7 August 1875: Major, 7th Hussars[38]
- 27 September 1876: Lieutenant-Colonel, Rifle Brigade[39]
- 29 May 1880: Brevet Colonel, British Army[40]
- 29 May 1880: Major-General, British Army[40]
- 14 December 1886: Lieutenant-General, British Army (local rank while commanding the troops in Bombay)[41]
- 1 April 1889: Lieutenant-General, British Army (supernumerary)[42]
- 1 April 1893: General, British Army (supernumerary)[43]
- 26 June 1902: Field Marshal, British Army[44]
- 18 October 1920: Honorary Captain, Royal Naval Reserve[25]
Honorary appointments
Personal Aide-de-Camp
- 26 May 1876: to Queen Victoria[25]
- 1901: to King Edward VII
- 3 June 1910: to King George V[45]
- 1936: to Edward VIII[46]
Colonel of the Regiment
The Duke of Connaught as Colonel of the Scots Guards, 1890
- 24 June 1883: Scots Guards[47] (until 1 May 1904)[48]
- 1 May 1904: Grenadier Guards[48]
Honorary Colonel
- 30 June 1871: 28th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps[49]
- 26 April 1873: Royal East Kent Yeomanry[50] (until 16 January 1878)[51]
- 24 July 1875: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Artillery[52]
- 1 September 1883: 7th Bengal Native Infantry[53] (until 13 May 1904)[54]
- 1 September 1883: 29th Bombay Native Infantry (2nd Biluch Regiment)[53] (until 13 May 1904)[55]
- 27 February 1886: Royal East Kent Yeomanry[56]
- 12 February 1896: 3rd and 4th Battalions, Highland Light Infantry[57]
- 19 March 1904: South of Ireland Imperial Yeomanry[58]
- 6th Regiment, Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles
Colonel-in-Chief
- 29 May 1880: Rifle Brigade[40]
- 22 June 1897: 6th Dragoons[59]
- 4 September 1901: Highland Light Infantry[60]
- 13 May 1904: 13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers (Watson's Horse)[54]
- 13 May 1904: 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers[54]
- 13 May 1904: 7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajputs[54]
- 13 May 1904: 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis[54]
Foreign military appointments
- 1890s: Colonel à la suite 27th (Kiev) Regiment of Dragoons, Russian Army[25]
- June 1905: Honorary General, Swedish Army[25]
- 12 September 1906: Field Marshal, Prussian Army[25]
- 1908: Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel, 9th (Arapiles) Battalion of Light Infantry, Spanish Army[25]
- 24 May 1910: Honorary Admiral, Royal Danish Navy[25]
Civil
Privy Counsellor
- Member of the Privy Council, 16 May 1871[61]
- Member of the Privy Council of Ireland, 10 January 1900[62]
Others
- Ranger of Epping Forest, 1879[63]
- Bencher of Gray's Inn, 4 July 1881
- Elder Brother of the Corporation of Trinity House, 1898;[63] Master, 1910–1942[8]
- High Steward of Wokingham[8]
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 21108. p. 1807. 26 June 1850.
- ↑ "The Royal Family name". Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- 1 2 The London Gazette: no. 30186. p. 7119. 17 July 1917.
- 1 2 Velde, François. "Styles of the members of the British royal family". Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30428. p. 13086. 14 December 1917.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22816. p. 527. 5 February 1864.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24098. p. 2779. 26 May 1874.
- 1 2 3 Cracroft-Brennan, Patrick. "Connaught and Strathearn, Duke of (UK, 1874 - 1942)". Cracroft's Peerage. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ↑ Velde, François. "The Style of Prince outside the Royal Family". Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23259. p. 3161. 4 June 1867.
- ↑ Rayment, Leigh. "Knights of the Thistle". Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ↑ Rayment, Leigh. "Knights of St. Patrick". Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23608. p. 2240. 19 April 1870.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24399. p. 1. 1 January 1877.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25169. p. 5166. 17 November 1882.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26068. p. 3777. 8 July 1890. cancelling The London Gazette: no. 26066. p. 3632. 1 July 1890.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 26969. p. 3229. 21 May 1898.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27289. p. 1414. 26 February 1901.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 25712. p. 3365. 21 June 1887.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26737. p. 2728. 8 May 1896.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26725. p. 1959. 27 March 1896.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33284. p. 3836. 14 June 1927.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28389. p. 4481. 24 June 1910.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34605. p. 1539. 7 March 1939.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Mills, T.F. "Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942)". Archived from the original on 23 January 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ↑ Sainty, Guy Stair. "Further History" (PDF). Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ↑ Mecklenburg-Strelitz State Calendar (1907). P14.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 25169. p. 5168. 17 November 1882.
- ↑ http://www.pourlemerite.org/1813/1882.html
- ↑ "The Prince of Wales and the Kings´s Colonials". The Times (36770). London. 17 May 1902. p. 6.
- ↑ "Knights of the Golden Fleece". Confrérie Amicale de la Toison d'Or. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ↑ Almanach de Gotha (1922) P40
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23391. p. 3431. 19 June 1868.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23436. p. 5647. 30 October 1868.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23522. p. 4313. 3 August 1869.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23733. p. 2124. 2 May 1871.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24086. p. 2098. 14 April 1874.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24234. p. 3914. 6 August 1875.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24367. p. 5201. 26 September 1876.
- 1 2 3 The London Gazette: no. 24849. p. 3269. 29 May 1880.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25672. p. 725. 11 February 1887.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25941. p. 2981. 31 May 1889.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26391. p. 2169. 11 April 1893.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4190. 26 June 1902.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28380. p. 3859. 3 June 1910.
- ↑ http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2012/04/duke-of-connaught-honored-by-king.html
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25255. p. 3821. 31 July 1883.
- 1 2 The London Gazette: no. 27672. p. 2837. 2 May 1904.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23751. p. 3006. 30 June 1871.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23970. p. 2086. 25 April 1873.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24543. p. 219. 15 January 1878.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24230. p. 3718. 23 July 1875.
- 1 2 The London Gazette: no. 25265. p. 4276. 31 August 1883.
- 1 2 3 4 5 The London Gazette: no. 27676. p. 3089. 13 May 1904.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27676. p. 3090. 13 May 1904.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25563. p. 966. 26 February 1886.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26708. p. 789. 11 February 1896.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27659. p. 1794. 18 March 1904.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26947. p. 1687. 14 March 1898.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27351. p. 5810. 3 September 1901.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23737. p. 2329. 16 May 1871.
- ↑ Rayment, Leigh. "Privy Counsellors - Ireland". Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- 1 2 Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes, 32nd edition, London 1906, p. 23
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