Prince Edward, Duke of Kent

Field Marshal Prince Edward, Duke of Kent KG GCMG GCVO (Edward George Nicholas Patrick Paul, 9 Oct 1935 - ) is a member of the British Royal House.

reigns and titles

• 2nd Duke of Kent in the peerage of the United Kingdom (25 Aug 1942 - )
  • predecessor: Prince George
  • successor: incumbent. (heir apparent George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews)

Honourary military rank

• 11 Jun 1993 Field Marshal

styles

• 9 Oct 1935 - 25 Aug 1942 His Royal Highness Prince Edward of Kent
• 25 Aug 1942 - present His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent

relations

ancestors

• father: Prince George, 1st Duke of Kent (20 Dec 1902 - 25 Aug 1942)
  • paternal grandfather: King George V of the United Kingdom (3 Jun 1865 - 20 Jan 1936)
• mother: Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (13 Dec 1906 - 27 Aug 1968)

ancestry tree

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1935-)	Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902-1942)	King George V of the United Kingdom (1865-1936)	King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)	Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-1861)
				Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
			Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925)	King Christian IX of Denmark (1818-1906)
				Luise of Hesse-Cassel (1817-1898)
		Mary of Teck (1867-1953)	Francis, Duke of Teck (1837-1900)	Alexander of Württemberg (1804-1885)
				Claudine Rhedey de Kis-Rhede (1812-1841)
			Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (1833-1897)	Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850)
				Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel (1797-1889)
	Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (1906-1968)	Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (1872-1938)	King Georgios I of Greece (1845-1913)	King Christian IX of Denmark (1818-1906)
				Luise of Hesse-Cassel (1817-1898)
			Olga Konstantinovna of Russia (1851-1926)	Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich of Russia (1827-1892)
				Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg (1830-1911)
		Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia (1882-1957)	Grand Duke Vladimir Aleksandrovich of Russia (1847-1909)	Emperor Aleksandr II of Russia (1818-1881)
				Marie of Hesse-Darmstadt (1824-1880)
			Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Maria Pavlovna (1854-1920)	Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1823-1883)
				Augusta of Reuss-Köstritz (1822-1862)

siblingss

• m. Prince Edward George Nicholas Patrick Paul, Duke of Kent (9 Oct 1935 - )
• f. Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (25 Dec 1936 - )
• m. Prince Michael of Kent (4 Jul 1942 - )

spouse

• Katharine, Duchess of Kent, born Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley (22 Feb 1933 - ) married 8 Jun 1961

issues and descendants

• m. George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews (26 Jun 1962 - )
• f. Lady Helen Taylor, nee Windsor (28 Apr 1964 - )
• m. Lord Nicholas Windsor (25 Jul 1970 - )

Patrilineal ancestors from Top ancestor

1. Dietrich I of Wettin (916c - 976c)
2. Dedo I of Wettin (950c - 13 Nov 1009)
3. Dietrich II, Margrave of Lower Lusatia (989c - 19 Nov 1034)
4. Thimo, Count of Wettin (1010c - 9 Mar 1090/1091)
5. Conrad, Margrave of Meissen (1097c - 5 Feb 1157)
6. Otto II, Margrave of Meissen (1125 - 18 Feb 1190)
7. Dietrich I, Margrave of Meissen (11 Mar 1162 - 18 Jan 1221)
8. Heinrich III, Margrave of Meissen (1215c - 15 Feb 1288)
9. Albrecht II, Margrave of Meissen (1240 - 20 Nov 1314)
10. Friedrich I, Margrave of Meissen (1257 - 16 Nov 1323)
11. Friedrich II, Margrave of Meissen (30 Nov 1310 - 18 Nov 1349)
12. Friedrich III, Landgrave of Thuringia (14 Dec 1332 - 21 May 1381)
13. Friedrich I, Elector of Saxony (11 Apr 1370 - 4 Jan 1428)
14. Friedrich II, Elector of Saxony (22 Aug 1412 - 7 Sept 1464)
15. Ernst, Elector of Saxony (24 Mar 1441 - 26 Aug 1486)
16. Johann, Elector of Saxony (30 Jun 1468 - 16 Aug 1532)
17. Johann Friedrich I, Elector of Saxony (30 Jun 1503 - 3 Mar 1554)
18. Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (11 Mar 1530 - 2 Mar 1573)
19. Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Jena (22 May 1570 - 18 Jul 1605)
20. Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Altenburg (25 Dec 1601 - 26 Mar 1675)
21. Johann Ernst IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (22 Aug 1658 - 17 Feb 1729)
22. Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (25 Sept 1697 - 16 Sept 1764)
23. Ernst Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (8 Mar 1724 - 8 Sept 1800)
24. Franz, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (15 Jul 1750 - 9 Dec 1806)
25. Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (2 Jan 1784 - 29 Jan 1844)
26. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (26 Aug 1819 - 14 Dec 1861)
27. Edward VII of the United Kingdom (9 Nov 1841 - 6 May 1910)
28. George V of the United Kingdom (3 Jun 1865 - 20 Jan 1936)
29. Prince George, 1st Duke of Kent (20 Dec 1902 - 25 Aug 1942)
30. Prince Edward, 2nd Duke of Kent (9 Oct 1935 - )

Line of Succession

• 37th position in the Line of Succession to the British throne
  • next to Rufus Gilman
  • followed by Earl of St Andrews

peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Prince George	2nd Duke of Kent 25 Aug 1942 - present	Incumbent Heir apparent: George, Earl of St Andrews