Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester

The Prince Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester PC KG KT KP GCB GCMG GCVO KJStJ (Henry William Frederick Albert, 31 Mar 1900 - 10 Jun 1974)

reigns and titles

• 1st Duke of Gloucester in the peerage of the United Kingdom (31 Mar 1928 - 10 Jun 1974)
  • predecessor: none. new creation.
  • successor: Prince Richard
• Governor-General of Australia (30 Jan 1945 - 11 Mar 1947)
  • predecessor: The Lord Gowrie, Alexander Hore-Ruthven
  • successor: Sir William Mckell

styles

• 31 Mar 1900 - 22 Jan 1901 His Royal Highness Prince Henry of York
• 22 Jan 1901 - 9 Nov 1901 His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Cornwall and York
• 9 Nov 1901 - 6 May 1910 His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales
• 6 May 1910 - 31 Mar 1928 His Royal Highness The Prince Henry
• 31 Mar 1928 - 10 Jun 1974 His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester

honorary military ranks

• 12 Jun 1958 Marshal of the Royal Air Force

relations

ancestors

• father: King George V of the United Kingdom (3 Jun 1865 - 20 Jan 1936)
• mother: Queen consort, Mary of Teck (26 May 1867 - 24 Mar 1953)

ancestry tree

Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974)	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)	Ernst I, Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1784-1844)
				Luise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1800-1831)
			Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)	Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767-1820)
				Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1786-1861)
		Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925)	King Christian IX of Denmark (1818-1906)	Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1785-1831)
				Louise Karoline of Hesse-Cassel (1789-1867)
			Luise of Hesse-Cassel (1817-1898)	Wilhelm of Hesse-Cassel (1787-1867)
				Louise Charlotte of Denmark (1789-1864)
	Mary of Teck (1867-1953)	Francis, Duke of Teck (1837-1900)	Alexander of Württemberg (1804-1885)	Ludwig of Württemberg (1756-1817)
				Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg (1780-1857)
			Claudine Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde (1812-1841)	Count László Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde (1775-1835)
				Ágnes Inczédy de Nagy-Várad (c1788-c1856)
		Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (1833-1897)	Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850)	King George III of the United Kingdom (1738-1820)
				Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818)
			Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel (1797-1889)	Friedrich of Hesse-Cassel (1747-1837)
				Karoline of Nassau-Usingen (1762-1823)

siblings

• m. Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, Duke of Windsor (23 Jun 1894 - 28 May 1972)
• m. Prince Albert, Duke of York, King George VI of the United Kingdom (14 Dec 1895 - 6 Feb 1952)
• f. Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (25 Apr 1897 - 28 Mar 1965)
• m. Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (31 Mar 1900 - 10 Jun 1974)
• m. Prince George, Duke of Kent (20 Dec 1902 - 25 Aug 1942)
• m. Prince John (12 Jul 1905 - 18 Jan 1919)

spouse

• Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, born The Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott (25 Dec 1901 - 29 Oct 2004) married 6 Nov 1935
  • father-in-law: John Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch (30 Mar 1864 - 19 Oct 1935)

issues and descendants

• m. Prince William (18 Dec 1941 - 28 Aug 1972)
• m. Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (26 Aug 1944 - )

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, King 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 Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester (31 Mar 1900 - 10 Jun 1974)

peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	1st Duke of Gloucester 31 Mar 1928 - 10 Jun 1974	Succeeded by Prince Richard
political assignment
Preceded by The Lord Gowrie	Governor-General of Australia 30 Jan 1945 - 11 Mar 1947	Succeeded by Sir William Mckell