Prince Alexander of Teck

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Prince Alexander of Teck, later known as Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, was a British royal and military officer who served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa and later of Canada in the early 20th century.

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Prince Alexander of Teck canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British royal
governor general
human
military officer
allegiance United Kingdom
birthDate 1874-04-14
birthName Prince Alexander of Teck self-link
birthPlace Kensington Palace, London
surface form: Kensington Palace, London, England
child Lady May Abel Smith
Francis, Duke of Teck
surface form: Maurice Francis George of Teck

Rupert Cambridge, Viscount Trematon
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War

Second Boer War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfNameChange 1917
deathDate 1957-01-16
deathPlace Kensington Palace, London
surface form: Kensington Palace, London, England
educatedAt Eton College
endTime term as Governor General of Canada: 1946
term as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa: 1930
familyName CAMBRIDGE
surface form: Cambridge
father Francis, Duke of Teck
fullName Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George of Teck
surface form: Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge
givenName Alexander
honor Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Knight of the Garter
Privy Counsellor (United Kingdom)
memberOf British royal family
House of Teck
House of Windsor
militaryRank Field Marshal
monarch George V
George VI
mother Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
nobleTitle The Earl of Athlone
surface form: 1st Earl of Athlone

Viscount Trematon
occupation British Army officer
placeOfBurial Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor
positionHeld Chancellor of the University of London
Colonel-in-Chief of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Dragoons
Governor General of Canada
Governor-General of the Union of South Africa
reasonForNameChange relinquished German titles during World War I and adopted the surname Cambridge
religion Church of England
royalStyle Prince Louis of Battenberg
surface form: His Royal Highness Prince Alexander of Teck
serviceBranch British Army
sibling Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge
Princess Victoria Mary of Teck
surface form: Princess Mary of Teck
spouse Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
surface form: Princess Alice of Albany
startTime term as Governor General of Canada: 1940
term as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa: 1924

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Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge child Prince Alexander of Teck
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone birthName Prince Alexander of Teck
Earl of Athlone hasTitleHolder Prince Alexander of Teck
Earl of Athlone birthName Prince Alexander of Teck
subject surface form: Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
Duchess of Teck motherOf Prince Alexander of Teck
Prince Francis of Teck sibling Prince Alexander of Teck
Fat Mary child Prince Alexander of Teck
subject surface form: Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
The Earl of Athlone nobleTitle Prince Alexander of Teck
Baron Arklow thirdHolder Prince Alexander of Teck
Princess Alexandra of Teck sibling Prince Alexander of Teck
Mary Adelaide child Prince Alexander of Teck
Prince Alexander of Teck birthName Prince Alexander of Teck self-link