Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George of Teck

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Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George of Teck, later known as the Earl of Athlone, was a British royal and military officer who served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa and of Canada in the first half of the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
British royal
Earl
Governor General of Canada
Governor-General of South Africa
human
alsoKnownAs Alexander Cambridge
Alexander of Teck
The Earl of Athlone
awardReceived Order of St Michael and St George
Order of the Bath
Order of the Garter
Royal Victorian Order
birthDate 1874-04-14
birthPlace Kensington Palace
London
linked to: London, England
conflict Second Boer War
World War I
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1957-01-16
deathPlace Kensington Palace
London
linked to: London, England
endTime 1931
1946
familyName of Teck
father Francis, Duke of Teck
givenName Alexander
Alfred
Augustus
Frederick
George
William
memberOf House of Teck
House of Windsor
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Field Marshal
mother Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
nobleTitle Earl of Athlone
officeForPeriod Governor General of Canada
Governor-General of the Union of South Africa
positionHeld Chancellor of the University of London
Colonel-in-Chief of the Cape Town Highlanders
Governor General of Canada
Governor-General of the Union of South Africa
religion Anglicanism
sibling Queen Mary
spouse Princess Alice of Albany
startTime 1924
1940

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The Earl of Athlone birthName Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George of Teck
Prince Alexander of Teck fullName Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge
linked to: Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George of Teck