#duke of connaught and strathearn

[teatimeatwinterpalace]

Princess Louise, Princess Alice, Princess Helena and Prince Arthur, circa 1858. (x)

[thepastisalreadywritten]

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 18 August 1923, pictures King George V on board his 'veteran but successful yacht Britannia,' alongside the Duke of Connaught.

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George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Arthur William Patrick Albert; 1 May 1850 – 16 January 1942), was the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

He served as Governor General of Canada, the tenth since Canadian Confederation and the only British prince to do so.

[kingwilliamv]

His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to appoint His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, K.G., K.T., A.D.C., to be Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.

Previous Great Masters have included: His Majesty The King as The Prince of Wales (1974-2022), His Royal Highness Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1942-1974) and His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1901-1942).

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath was established by King George I in 1725 although it is believed to originally date back as far as the eighth century. It is awarded to members of the military or civil service for exemplary service.

The Order of the Bath service is held every 4 years at Westminster Abbey. The most recent one was held in 2022. The Order will also mark its 300th anniversary in 2025.

[catherinetheprincessofwales]

British Royal Portraits by Hungarian artist, Philip De László. 1907 Princess Alice of Battenberg 1907 Princess Victoria of Wales 1907 TM King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra 1915 Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll 1924 Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1925 Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother 1926 Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom 1931 King George VI 1932 Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone 1933 Queen Elizabeth II 1934 Prince George and Princess Marina, The Duke and Duchess of Kent 1936 Queen Marie of Romania, nee Princess Marie of Edinburgh 1937 Victoria Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven 1937 Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

[aimeedaisies]

The King on St George’s Day has made appointments to the orders of the Garter (the Duchess of Gloucester), the British Empire (the Queen), the Bath (the Prince of Wales) and the Companions of Honour (the Princess of Wales).

All are effective from today, 23 April.

THE ORDER OF THE GARTER

His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to appoint four new Companions to the Order of the Garter. The Companions are:

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester, GCVO, DStJ, CD, to be a Royal Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

Air Chief Marshal the Lord Peach, GBE, KCB, DL, to be a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

The Right Honourable the Lord Kakkar, KBE, to be a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

The Lord Lloyd-Webber to be a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to appoint Her Majesty The Queen to be Grand Master and First or Principal Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

Previous Grand Masters have included: His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1953-2021), Her Majesty Queen Mary (1936-1953) and His Majesty King George Vl as The Prince of Wales (1917-1936).

The Order of the British Empire was established by King George V in 1917 to honour a broader cross section of society, both military and civilian.

THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH

His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to appoint His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, K.G., K.T., A.D.C., to be Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.

Previous Great Masters have included: His Majesty The King as The Prince of Wales (1974-2022), His Royal Highness Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1942-1974) and His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1901-1942).

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath was established bv Kina Georae I in 1725 althouah it is believed to oriainallv date back as far as the eiahth centurv. It is awarded to members of the military or civil service for exemplary service.

THE ORDER OF THE COMPANIONS OF HONOUR

His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to appoint Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales, GCVO, to be Royal Companion of The Order of the Companions of Honour.

This is a new appointment.

The Order of the Companions of Honour was founded by King George V in 1917 to recognise outstanding achievements in the Arts, Sciences, Medicine and Public Service.

[dwell-the-brave]

Six Sentence Sunday

I'm starting to work on the 5th (and planned final) part of the Heavy Weighs the Crown series, so watch this space! I haven't quite got six sentences yet - can I offer you two?

Not literally, of course, though Clarence House is haunted. Some ancestors, struck down by tuberculosis or unfortunate fevers, drift through the wide halls without disturbing the living inhabitants, but Alex claims he can feel cold spots, and Sofia refuses to set foot in the East Library because she’s certain she’s seen the ghost of Queen Victoria’s son, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, lingering there. 

I'm always chipping away at the Vegas Wedding fic, which will be my next multi-chaptered RWRB project.

“Do you need me to put you to bed or can you manage?” she asks and Alex waves her off. “No, no,” he hiccups, “I can put myself to bed, Amy, I swear!” he assures her, and then he promptly rolls off the seat with a cut-off shriek. Amy rolls her eyes - he doesn’t necessarily see it but he feels it in his bones. “Yes, you’ve convinced me,” she says in a sarcasm-laden voice. She goes to pick him off the floor but Alex waves her off. “I’m okay! I’ll get off the floor in a minute,” he says, tilting his head back to look over at Henry, who’s watching him, chest down on the other sofa, his face squished into the seat cushions and Alex can’t help but giggle again. 

And there's the SW!Eddie Stranger Things fic I've been idly toying with...

“Are you okay?” Steve interrupts, his voice heavy with worry, and heat burns behind Eddie’s eyes. He clears his throat, but his voice is still thick when he speaks next. “Can you come get me?” he asks and there’s a second of silence before Steve speaks again. “I’m getting my car, send me your location. Stay right there, okay? Keep your phone on,” he says and Eddie could sink to the filthy Chicago sidewalk in relief.  “Yeah, okay,” he says, his voice still thick and ragged in a way he hates, but he’s just so fucking relieved. “I’ll send it now,” he promises and then Steve hangs up.

As always, if you like what you're reading, you can find the rest of my work on Ao3.

See you next time!

[duchesssoflennox]

Who do you think are the 3 most beautiful granddaughters of Queen Victoria?

Beauty is a subjective matter, and different people may have different preferences and tastes.

I'm sure that all the granddaughters of Queen Victoria are beautiful and unique in their own way... 💓🫶🥺 However, in my opinion, 3 of the most beautiful granddaughters of Queen Victoria are included:

- Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882–1920) was the daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, the third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She married Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, the future King Gustaf VI Adolf, in 1905 and became the Crown Princess of Sweden. She was known for her beauty, intelligence, and charm, and was popular among the Swedish people. She died in 1920, at the age of 38.

- Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh (1876–1936) was the daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She married twice: first to her cousin Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse; and second to another cousin Kirill Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia. She was considered a beauty in her youth, with dark hair and blue eyes. She was also interested in music and art, and supported her husband's claim to the Russian throne after the revolution.

- Princess Marie of Edinburgh (1875–1938) was the daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She married King Ferdinand I of Romania in 1893. She was admired for her beauty, elegance, and style, and was nicknamed "the pearl of the crown" by the Romanian people. She was also a patron of arts and culture, and a humanitarian who helped refugees.

[europesroyals]

♕ ♕ Royal Family Cyphers ♕ ♕

Prince Arthur of the United Kingdom, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

[tiny-librarian]

Royal Birthdays for today, May 1st:

Rudolf I, King of Germany, 1218

Magnus VI, King of Norway, 1238

Rinchinbal Khan, Emperor of China, 1326

Sidonie, Princess of Bavaria, 1408

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, 1850

Frederick Charles, Landgrave of Hesse, 1868

Guillaume, Prince of Luxembourg, 1963

Lady Sarah Chatto, Daughter of Princess Margaret, 1964

[charlotte-of-wales]

Royal Tiara Highlights: Connaught Diamond Tiara 

The tiara was made by E. Wolff and Co in 1904 and bought by the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn in 1905 as a wedding present to their daughter, Margaret of Connaught. Margaret married the then Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, later King Gustaf VI Adolf. 

The piece was frequently worn by Princess Sibylla, mother of King Carl XVI Gustaf and daughter-in-law of Princess Margaret. 

[grandmaster-anne]

Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901) surrounded by courtiers at Balmoral Castle on the River Dee, 1868. The group includes Anne, Duchess of Atholl, Princess Beatrice, Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll, King Edward VII, Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. (Photo by W. and D. Downey/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

[teatimeatwinterpalace]

Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn, 1879.

This painting is a copy painted by Robert A. Müller for Queen Victoria of an original portrait by Von Angeli, dated 1879, at Bagshot Park. When the Duke of Connaught saw the original portrait in November 1878 he wrote to the Queen to describe it: ‘It is really lovely, so like & yet so pretty & natural – She is taken three quarters face in a low gown of a creamy colour, her hair quite plain, my locket round her neck on a thin gold chain, & that ruby & diamond star left her by her Grandmama in her dress… I tell you the particulars as I think they may interest you.’ (x)

[the-empress-7]

"The problem is that the dukedom’s are kind of running out" they can always invent one (won't have historical ties but who cares) and there are quite a few dukedoms still left. I think the Duke of Thames or the Duke of Glasgow would be very nice new titles. They could even create ones with Sandringham, Balmoral, Highgrove, Kensington, London etc rhe same way the Duke of Windsor was created.

These are those available:

*Albany (suspended = it can be reclaimed by the descendants of the last Duke whose title was deprived during WWI) 

*Albemarle

*Avondale

*Bedford

*Buckingham

*Cambridge [when Will becomes king]

*Strathearn [now as earldom to Will - available when Will becomes king]

*Clarence (not sure it can be created as dukedom as the earl of Clarence was held by the Duke of Albany) 

* Cleveland *Connaught *Cumberland (suspended) 

Greenwich [now Chatles is Baron G - available when he becomes king]

*Hereford *Kendal *Windsor *Ross

* York with time in the future

Inverness [there was a duchess of Inverness once so if they want they could create a Duke of Inverness. Now it exists as Earldom and belongs to Andrew. At his death it goes into extinsion]

This just to show that there are dukedoms available and if not new ones can be invebted and created. At one point in the past all titles were invented eventually 😁

As for "Charles can’t “drop” Edinburgh either, if he did it would only go to William", the title is Charles's so he could have renounced to the title but within the year of inheriting it. The period has already expired.

It would have been dormant though until he would become king. This means there is no way for Will to be the Duke of Edinburgh unless his dad dies before becoming king.

I'm 100% sure he will give it to Edward. He made a promise to both his parents and it was written and made public when Edward's titles were announced as a wedding gift. 

I know people prefer the safe side of pessimism to be pleasantly surprised the same way it happened with the Jubilee. Will Harry give up Sussex and the other titles? I don't really see it. Though if he does, he will just go back to being Prince Harry. Maybe if by misfortune another woman happens to marry him and he has renounced to his other titles, I could see Charles creating another dukedom for him but it will either be Ross or Kendal (the titles floating around at the time of his wedding with Morgana Markle). However, since Archie is his heir when his father dies, the Duke of Sussex/ the earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkil will be inherited by him and eventually his son if he has one, so the title doesn't become available in case Harry drops it. 

Follow up ask: Hi! I sent you a submission on the dukedoms available to be created as royal. Just checked and the Dukedom of Bedford is not available as it exists as non-royal dukedom. Sorry for the mistake 😅

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Thank you anon for the detailed submission.

[darlenefblog]

Prince Alastair, 2nd Duke of Connaught, Earl of Sussex

Such an interesting story & gossip that went around. Wikipedia can be a great source of info on these old titles and long dead folk.

Alastair Arthur Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (9 August 1914 – 26 April 1943) was a member of the British Royal Family. He was the only child of Prince Arthur of Connaught and Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife. He was a great-grandson of Queen Victoria through his father and a great-grandson of Edward VII through his mother.

In 1942, he became the second Duke of Connaught and Strathearn and Earl of Sussex when he inherited his grandfather's title.. The Earl of Sussex title is now extinct.

He was assigned to Ottawa as aide-de-camp to his kinsman the Earl of Athlone, then Governor General of Canada. The Duke died in 1943 at the age of 28 "on active service" in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in unusual circumstances. Newspapers at the time reported that he died of "natural causes.  Another report was that the Duke "was found dead on the floor of his room at Rideau Hall on the morning of 26 April 1943. He had died, apparently, from hypothermia." The diaries of Sir Alan Lascelles, King George VI's private secretary, published in 2006, recorded that both the regiment and Athlone had rejected him as incompetent, and he fell out of a window when drunk and perished of hypothermia overnight.

The current accepted account of the Duke's death seems to be falling out a window too drunk to get up & froze. What a way to go, drunk off your ass & frozen.

[catherinetheprincessofwales]

Wedding Portraits of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s children (9 of 10) and their respective spouses, 1858 - 1885.

Victoria, Princess Royal (eldest daughter) married Prince Frederick William of Prussia (later German Emperor Frederick III and Empress Victoria) on January 25, 1858. Portrait by John Phillip.

Princess Alice (second daughter) married Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by the Rhine on July 1, 1862. Portrait by William Powell Frith.

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales married Princess Alexandra of Denmark (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) on March 10, 1863. Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter.

Princess Helena (third daughter) married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein on July 5, 1866. Portrait by Christian Karl Magnussen.

Princess Louise (fourth daughter) married John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll on March 21, 1871. Portrait by Sydney Prior Hall.

Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha married Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia on January 23, 1874. Portrait by Nicholas Chevalier.

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (third son) married Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia on March 13, 1879. Portrait by Sydney Prior Hall.

Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (fourth son) married Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont on April 27, 1882. Portrait by Sir James Dromgole Linton.

Princess Beatrice (youngest daughter) married Prince Henry of Battenberg on July 23, 1885. Portrait by Richard Catton Woodville.

[netzerobulletin]

The world’s first river-linking project: Lessons in water management from Udaipur

By: Mr. Raju Mansukhani Senior Journalist and Writer on Heritage

When the soft-spoken Dr Narpat Singh Rathore presents his paper on water conservation and management, audiences at major conferences are rarely prepared for the fascinating, unique stories he shares on river-linking from the historic city of Udaipur in south Rajasthan, India.

A former professor of geography, ML Sukhadia University in Udaipur, Dr Rathore spent decades researching and documenting watershed management, river diversion and river linkage in the region of Mewar since the last 700 years. Udaipur, he explains, is actually a network of eight man-made lakes which have given the heritage city its character and sustainability. Well, that is why Udaipur is known as the ‘city of lakes’. 

It is when an archival photograph of 1890 is seen that the drama begins: On August 13th, a delegation led by Prince Arthur, the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was visiting Udaipur. Prince Arthur, the third son of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, was the Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay Army. To commemorate his visit Maharana Fateh Singh, the reigning ruler of State of Udaipur, requested the royal dignitary to lay the foundation stone of a dam at Devali near Udaipur. The Maharana, in honour of Prince Arthur, named the dam as ‘Connaught Dam’. Prince Arthur complimented a British engineer, Campbell Thompson working on the project.

A feeder canal called ‘Chikalwas feeder’ was constructed to divert the surplus rain water of Ahar river towards the Devali Talab now being renovated. The 200-year-old Devali Talab had seen disuse and destruction. Prince Arthur, in turn, requested the Maharana to rename the lake as ‘Fateh Sagar’ to cement their friendly ties. Today, 134 years after the historic event, the entire project is referred to as the world’s first river-linking project. 

“It’s a unique example of water conservation and management anywhere in the world,” explained Dr. Rathore. Decades later in 1933 the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was founded in the US, as part of President Roosevelt’s New Deal. Campbell Thompson who worked on the Udaipur projects, migrated to the US and was employed by TVA. The microhistory of water resource management in Mewar is filled with fascinating dots which are waiting to be joined together. 

Dr Rathore’s paper on ‘Water Resource Management: A study of the world’s first man-made river links, river diversion and micro watershed of Udaipur basin’ lists the eight linkages: Goverdhan Sagar to Lake Pichola; Lake Pichola is linked to Doodh Talai, Amarkund and Kumharia Talab with channels; Kumharia Talab is linked to Rang Sagar; Rang Sagar, in turn, has link channels to Amar Kund and Swaroop Sagar; it is Swaroop Sagar that overflows into the Fateh Sagar through the eighth link channel. 

In the 14th century CE: The story begins with Maharana Lakha who was instrumental, in today’s terminology, in watershed area planning. Between 1382-1385, Lake Pichola was constructed across the Kotra or Sisarma river. It has a total water body area of almost 7 sq. km. “It is the creation of a natural asset,” said Dr Rathore, “the city of Udaipur gets defined by Lake Pichola and successive generations of Maharanas of Mewar provided more lakes, in fact more lifelines for the city from the 14th to 20th centuries.” 

The expertise demonstrated in the construction of Lake Pichola as a water body in the 14th CE is in sync with scientific and technological developments at the zinc mines of Zawar, as detailed in Dr Paul T Craddock’s report titled ‘The production of lead, silver and zinc in ancient India’.  A good working knowledge of hydrology, pneumatics, hydrostatics, geology and competence in mathematics would have been essential for these achievements, wrote Dr Craddock.  Following the example of Maharana Lakha, the network of lakes was constructed which can best be understood as micro watershed units. 

Geography has played an important role in these micro-historical feats in Udaipur and the region of Mewar. Udaipur basin is located on the ‘great India water divide line’ at the confluence of four rivers, i.e., Ahar, Morwani, Amarjok and Kotra (Sisarma) that flow through the well-defined Girwa region along eastern slopes of south-central Aravallis, one of the oldest mountain range of the world. 

Girwa means ‘girdle of hills’ and the Udaipur basin is saucer-shaped in the form of a valley, surrounded by Aravalli hill ranges. “Metamorphic rocks of the region ensure that there is no underground leakage or seepage of water from these lakes,” said Dr Rathore. 

Ahar is the only major river that flows through this region, originating from the hills of Gogunda, flowing for 30 kms and joining Udai Sagar lake in the east.  The construction of Connaught Dam in 1890 assumes significance when known how highly erratic and uncertain is the rainfall every year. 

“Erratic rainfall is only one of the challenges we face in the 21st century,” said Dr Rathore. “Explosive population growth, encroachment of lake-beds and rapid urbanization have compounded the problems that a heritage city like Udaipur faces, year after year,” he said. Measures to save lakes need to be taken through water conservation techniques and construction of new link channels. 

Said Dr Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar of Udaipur, trustee of the Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation, “Lessons from our past have to be learnt and shared with the world. We salute the Custodians of Mewar and leaders whose names are linked to water bodies that have sustained our cities, and positively impacted the lives and livelihoods for centuries. This is sustainability in action and we are always open to sharing our knowledge with the world, especially when water is becoming the most precious asset.” 

In the present, it is a delight to see the bounty of monsoons, the rains which will fill up the lakes of Udaipur, and the movement of the overflowing waters. Fateh Sagar, connected with Swaroop Sagar with a link channel and the Ahar river, makes headlines in the local media when it overflows! For residents-tourists to the heritage city, lakes filled to the brim are thrilling sights to remember. Rajasthan, though synonymous with the Thar desert, springs this surprise with the ‘city of lakes’ whose microhistory of water resource management is as significant as it is sustainable and life-giving.