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Prince George, Duke of Kent

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Prince George, Duke of Kent

Prince George, Duke of Kent (George Edward Alexander Edmund; 20 December 1902 – 25 August 1942), was a member of the British royal family, the fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary, and a younger brother of Kings Edward VIII and George VI. He served in the Royal Navy during the 1920s before briefly working as a civil servant, and in 1934 was created Duke of Kent. That same year he married Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, with whom he had three children: Edward, Alexandra, and Michael. In the late 1930s he joined the Royal Air Force, holding staff appointments at RAF Training Command and, from 1941, in the Welfare Section of the Inspector General's Staff. George was killed in an air crash in Scotland in 1942, aged 39, becoming the first member of the royal family in more than four centuries to die on active service.

Infobox

Born
Prince George of Wales(1902-12-20)20 December 1902York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England
Died
25 August 1942(1942-08-25) (aged 39)Morven, Caithness, Scotland
Cause of death
Dunbeath air crash
Burial
29 August 1942Royal Vault, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle29 August 1968Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore
Spouse
mw- 1934)
Issue
mw- Prince Edward, Duke of Kent Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy Prince Michael of Kent
Names
NamesGeorge Edward Alexander Edmund
House
Windsor (from 1917) Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (until 1917)
Father
George V
Mother
Mary of Teck
Education
Royal Naval College, Osborne Britannia Royal Naval College
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Branch
Royal Navy British Army Royal Air Force
Years of active service
1916–1942
Rank
Rear-admiral (RN) Major general (British Army) Air commodore (RAF)
Battles / wars
First World War Second World War
Conflicts
First World War Second World War

Tables

· Honours and arms
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Country
United Kingdom
Date
1923
Appointment
Royal Knight Companion of Order of the Garter
Ribbon
Post-nominal letters
KG
Other
formally invested in 1924
1935
1935
Country
1935
Date
Extra Knight of the Order of the Thistle
Appointment
Ribbon
KT
1934
1934
Country
1934
Date
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Appointment
Ribbon
GCMG
1924
1924
Country
1924
Date
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Appointment
Ribbon
GCVO
1936
1936
Country
1936
Date
Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
23 June 1936
23 June 1936
Country
23 June 1936
Date
Personal aide-de-camp
Ribbon
ADC
Denmark
Denmark
Country
Denmark
Date
20 September 1922
Appointment
Knight of the Order of the Elephant
Ribbon
Norway
Norway
Country
Norway
Date
20 December 1924
Appointment
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of St. Olav
Ribbon
Sweden
Sweden
Country
Sweden
Date
1 October 1932
Appointment
Knight of the Order of the Seraphim
Ribbon
Chile
Chile
Country
Chile
Appointment
Knight Grand Cross of the Chilean Order of Merit
Ribbon
France
France
Country
France
Date
March 1939
Appointment
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Ribbon
Country
Date
Appointment
Ribbon
Post-nominal letters
Other
United Kingdom
1923
Royal Knight Companion of Order of the Garter
KG
formally invested in 1924
1935
Extra Knight of the Order of the Thistle
KT
1934
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
GCMG
1924
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
GCVO
1936
Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
23 June 1936
Personal aide-de-camp
ADC
Denmark
20 September 1922
Knight of the Order of the Elephant
Norway
20 December 1924
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of St. Olav
Sweden
1 October 1932
Knight of the Order of the Seraphim
Chile
Knight Grand Cross of the Chilean Order of Merit
France
March 1939
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Masonic offices
Masonic offices
Prince George, Duke of Kent House of Windsor Cadet branch of the House of WettinBorn: 20 December 1902 Died: 25 August 1942
Masonic offices
Preceded byThe Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Preceded byThe Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Prince George, Duke of Kent House of Windsor Cadet branch of the House of WettinBorn: 20 December 1902 Died: 25 August 1942
Preceded byThe Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Prince George, Duke of Kent House of Windsor Cadet branch of the House of WettinBorn: 20 December 1902 Died: 25 August 1942
Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England 1939–1942
Prince George, Duke of Kent House of Windsor Cadet branch of the House of WettinBorn: 20 December 1902 Died: 25 August 1942
Succeeded byThe Earl of Harewood
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Prince George, Duke of Kent House of Windsor Cadet branch of the House of WettinBorn: 20 December 1902 Died: 25 August 1942
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New title
New title
Prince George, Duke of Kent House of Windsor Cadet branch of the House of WettinBorn: 20 December 1902 Died: 25 August 1942
New title
Prince George, Duke of Kent House of Windsor Cadet branch of the House of WettinBorn: 20 December 1902 Died: 25 August 1942
Duke of Kent 1934–1942
Prince George, Duke of Kent House of Windsor Cadet branch of the House of WettinBorn: 20 December 1902 Died: 25 August 1942
Succeeded byPrince Edward
Prince George, Duke of Kent House of Windsor Cadet branch of the House of WettinBorn: 20 December 1902 Died: 25 August 1942
Masonic offices
Preceded byThe Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England 1939–1942
Succeeded byThe Earl of Harewood
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New title
Duke of Kent 1934–1942
Succeeded byPrince Edward

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