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  Prince William of Gloucester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince William of Gloucester (William Henry Andrew Frederick Windsor), (December 18, 1941 – August 28, 1972) was a member of the British royal family, a grandson of King George V.
Prince William was the second member of the British Royal Family to work in the civil service or the diplomatic service.
Prince William was the heir-apparent of his father's peerages, Duke of Gloucester, Earl of Ulster, and Baron Culloden.
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 Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (Henry William Frederick Albert), (31 March 1900 – 10 June 1974) was a member of the British Royal Family, the third son of King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary.
Prince Henry was born on March 31, 1900 at York Cottage, on the Sandringham Estate.
His father was Prince George, Duke of York (later King George V), the second eldest son of Prince Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prince_Henry,_Duke_of_Gloucester   (911 words)

  
 22ND GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Prince Henry Duke of GLOUCESTER was born in 1900 in England - son of George V. He died in 1974 in England.
Lady Lady Alice MONTAGU-DOUGLAS-SCOTT Duchess of Gloucester was born on 20 Jun 1901 in England - dtr of Duke of Buccleuch.
Prince William Henry of GLOUCESTER was born in 1941 in England - son of Henry Duke of Gloucester.
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 Royal Biographies
HRH Prince William Arthur Philip Louis was born in London, on the 21st June 1982, the elder son of HRH The Prince Charles Prince of Wales and HRH The Princess of Wales.
HRH Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick was born on the 9th October 1935, the eldest child of HRH The Prince George Duke of Kent and HRH Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent.
HRH Prince Michael George Charles Franklin was born at Coppins, Buckinghamshire, on the 4th July 1942, the younger son of HRH The Prince George Duke of Kent and HRH The Princess Marina Duchess of Kent.
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 BBC ON THIS DAY | 28 | 1972: Prince William killed in plane crash
Prince William, 30, and his co-pilot, Vyrell Mitchell, were trapped in the wreckage.
Prince William's interest in flying had begun when he was at Cambridge University where he joined the flying club.
Prince William was buried at Frogmore, the royal burial ground at Windsor Castle.
news.bbc.co.uk /onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/28/newsid_2536000/2536275.stm   (378 words)

  
 Early Life - Prince William Frederick, Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
His Royal Highness Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (January 15 1776 - November 30 1834) was a member of the British Royal Family, a great grandson of George II of Great Britain.
Prince William was born on 15 January 1776 in Rome, Italy.
His father was the Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, the third son of the Frederick, Prince of Wales.
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 Marriage - Prince William Frederick, Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Marriage - Prince William Frederick, Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh
Prince William Frederick, Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh
On July 22, 1816 he married Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester, the fourth daughter of George III of the United Kingdom and his cousin once removed.
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 BBC - Gloucestershire The Royal County - Young Royals - Prince William
Prince William spent much of his early life at Highgrove and is still a regular visitor to Gloucestershire.
When William and his brother Harry were small they were regularly seen out and about in Cirencester and Tetbury with their mother when Princess Diana took them shopping while on on weekend and holiday visits to nearby Highgrove House, the family's country home.
William's public appearances began at the age of eight when he joined his parents for the St David's Day service at Llandaff Cathedral in Wales - and today his connection with the Principality is even stronger as he prefers to be known as William Wales.
www.bbc.co.uk /gloucestershire/royal/2003/06/prince_william.shtml   (538 words)

  
 Prince William of Wales - InfoSearchPoint.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
HRH Prince William of Wales (William Arthur Philip Louis Mountbatten-Windsor) (born June 21, 1982) of the Royal House of Windsor is the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and second in the line of succession to the British throne.
William was the first royal prince to attend an ordinary primary school rather than being educated at home.
William Henry, son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, was, technically, a "Prince William of Wales" at the time of his birth, but is generally known by the titles he later acquired -- Duke of Gloucester and Duke of Edinburgh.
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 Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester & Edinburgh (1776-1834)
Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester & Edinburgh (1776-1834)
Maria, Duchess of Gloucester, née Maria Walpole (Countess of Waldegrave)
Prince of Great Britain and Ireland; Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, with the style of His Highness (H.H.Prince William of Gloucester)
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 Learn more about Victoria of the United Kingdom in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
She was born on May 24, 1819, to Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent (fourth son of King George III) and Princess Viktoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, sister of King Leopold I of the Belgians and widow of HSH Emich, 2nd Prince of Leiningen.
Queen Victoria died in 1901, at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight and was buried at Frogmore, Windsor Castle.
Source: report of a conversation with Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom in which she talked of the health problems of Prince William of Gloucester.
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 Berkshire History: Biographies: Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1743-1805)
William was the third son of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, by Augusta, daughter of Duke Frederick II of Saxe-Gotha, and the grandson of King George II of Great Britain.
In the army, Gloucester was commissioned a Colonel of the 13th Regiment of Foot on 28th June 1766, of the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards on 6th January 1768, of the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards and Major-General on 30th March 1770, General on 25th May 1772 and, eventually, Field-Marshal in 1793.
William and Maria ten sold their twin St. Leonard's estates for the princely sum of £10,000 but, afterwards, relations between the two appear to have begun to deteriorate.
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 Prince William County Records
Prince William County was formed on 25 March 1731 from the upper portions of King George and Stafford counties.
Although the first patent of land in Prince William dates from 1653, few settlers chose to settle in the area of the county until the early 1700s, because the region was the scene of the bloodiest fighting and slaughters in the Indian wars which continued throughout the seventeenth century.
Many of Prince William's records were destroyed in both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and some deed and bond books were stolen by Federal occupation troops.
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 boys clothing: British royalty : Prince Henry
Henry William Frederick Albert Windsorr (1st Duke of Gloucester) was was born in 1900, the first British royal of the 20th Century.
Perhaps because the education of the younger princes was less important or perhaps their parents saw the need for formal schooling, Henry and his younger brother George were sent to a preparatory school.
Prince Henry (known as Harry to his immediate family) suffered from what was then known as a 'weak chest' (asthma) and it was thought that the temperate air of the South coast would be salutary to his lungs.
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 Royal Styles and Titles of Great Britain
This was a decision of the Prince of Wales, according to Garter's memorandum.
Prince Ernst August was born before the letters patent of 1914 which declared that his designation should be "Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland." Thus, if he was a "born Prince of Great Britain", it was not by virtue of the letters patent of 1914.
Prince Ludwig of Hesse (1837-92) was the nephew of grand-duke Ludwig III of Hesse-Darmstadt.
www.heraldica.org /topics/britain/prince_highness.htm   (13028 words)

  
 The Royal Family > HRH The Duke of Gloucester > Background   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Duke of Gloucester is the second son of the late Duke of Gloucester and the late Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (third daughter of the 7th Duke of Buccleuch).
He is a grandson of George V and a first cousin to The Queen.
He became heir to his father's titles following the death of his elder brother, Prince William of Gloucester, in a flying accident on 28 August 1972.
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 The Late Princess Diana - The Royal Forums
They were mostly of her two sons, William and Harry; and also of her two sisters and brother, and her late father, Earl Spencer.
William and Harry are known to be eager for an inquest and Dodi's father, Harrods boss Mohamed al Fayed, has campaigned for a public inquiry, claiming it was no accident.
The former wife of heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles wrote the letter in October 1996 claiming there was a plot to kill her in a car crash and gave it to her butler Paul Burrell, asking him to keep it for...insurance for the future.
www.theroyalforums.com /forums/f38/late-princess-diana-2069.html   (5960 words)

  
 HRH The Duke & Duchess of Gloucester - Information, Royal Family
Prince Richard started his travelling life at the age of four months when he was taken to Australia after his father was made Governor-General.
He became heir to the title Duke of Gloucester when his elder brother William died in 1972, and inherited the title on the death of his father in 1974.
She has since taken an active part in royal life and works extensively for the many organisations with which she is involved, especially in the fields of health and welfare, educationand the arts.
www.virtual-london.co.uk /Information/Royal-Family/HRH-The-Duke-and-Duchess-of-Gloucester.html   (884 words)

  
 The Changing Line of Succession
Prince Ernest, D of Cumberland, K of Hanover 
Prince Arthur of GB Prince Arthur of GB Prince George of Wales 
Prince Arthur of GB Prince Alfred of Edinburgh 
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 'Lilibet's' 50 Year Reign quiz -- free game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In 1957, at the suggestion of her then Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, the Queen honoured her husband with the title 'Prince'.
Greeted with affection and instant recognition wherever she goes, the Queen is the most travelled monarch in history.
One member was the Queen's cousin, Prince William of Gloucester, who died in a flying accident at the age of 30.
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 Table of contents for Library of Congress control number 2003001322
Prince Charles, Duke of York and Albany, later Prince of Wales (1600-1649)............................
Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St. Andrews and Earl of Munster, later King William IV (1765-1837).................
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathern and Earl of Dublin (1767-1820)...........................................
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 Yvonne's Royalty Home Page: Books about Queen Victoria and Her Family
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia: The Rebel Prince, by Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1952)
HRH The Prince of Wales’s Watercolours, by Charles, Prince of Wales (1991)
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 Prince William Hotel - London - Prince William Hotel Reviews - TripAdvisor
After to have read all the previos guests bad comments about this hotel, it was with bad feelings and suspicios minds we travelled to London to stay on Prince William for a 4 night stay.We surely got...
We stayed in the Prince William for 1 night and that was a night too long!!
The double room we stayed in was so small we couldn't both stand up in the room at the same time, the room was dirty, and the...
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 Prince William Hotel at 42 - 44 Gloucester Terrace a hotel in London   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Prince William Hotel at 42 - 44 Gloucester Terrace a hotel in London
Our expert travel consultant Bonnie guides you in choosing the best hotels in London that suit your needs and are within your budget.
The newly refurbished Prince William is located a few minutes walk from both Lancaster Gate and Paddington underground stations.
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 Wikinfo | Victoria of the United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
She was born on May 24, 1819, to Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of King George III, and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield, sister of King Leopold I of the Belgians and widow of HSH Emich, 2nd Prince of Leiningen.
Following the death of Leopold's wife, Princess Charlotte Augusta, in childbirth, the only legitimate child of King George IV, in 1817, there had been a scramble by the king's brothers to abandon their mistresses, marry, and beget an heir to the realm; Edward, marrying at the age of fifty, was the one who supposedly succeeded.
Beatrice (April 14, 1857- October 26, 1944), married Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858-1896)
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 Prince William Hotel, London, England, United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Prince William Hotel is situated 20 miles from Heathrow International Airport.
Housed in a period listed building dating back to the 18th century, this hotel welcomes you to experience the comfort of an old town house, in the heart of London, with the right quality facilities for both leisure and business travelers.
The Prince William Hotel is convenient to dining, shopping and entertainment venues.
www.fastlodge.com /gb_en_london_princewilliamhotel.html   (240 words)

  
 The Good, The Great & The Gifted | Prince William of Gloucester
This portrait of the young prince was taken while his father, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, was Governor General of Australia (1945–1947).
The young prince was four years old at the time of this portrait.
He expressed the desire to hold his toy boat during the sitting, adding a sense of childhood shyness to the portrait.
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 The Men's Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
His royal highness the prince of Wales, in a green striped silk coat, embroidered in a most superb manner with gold and silver spangles all over, the waistcoat of white silk, covered over with silver tissue, and a small embroidery to correspond with the coat; breeches the same as the coat.
Prince William of Gloucester, a striped nut-brown coat and breeches, with a light embroidery of flowers, the waistcoat of silver tissue, and embroidered to correspond with the coat.
Duke of Leeds, a dark brown coat and breeches, with a narrow embroidery of flowers, the waistcoat white, to join with the colour of the coat.
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 BBC - Gloucestershire - About Gloucestershire - The young royals: Prince William
Prince William, as second-in-line to the throne, will one day be head of the armed forces.
Before that happens, he has chosen to join younger brother Harry for officer training at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst.
Also on 104.7 FM Gloucester & Cheltenham, 95.8 FM Cirencester, 95.0 FM Stroud and countywide on 1413 AM Weird West
www.bbc.co.uk /gloucestershire/content/articles/2005/05/03/prince_william_feature.shtml   (556 words)

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