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On This Day In Royal History . 12 September 1938 . Prince Arthur of Connaught died aged 55 . 2/2: Prince Arthur acted as a Counsellor of State during periods of the King’s (George V) absence abroad. In 1906, by order of the King, he vested the Meiji Emperor of Japan with the Order of the Garter, as a consequence of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. . On 15 October 1913, Prince Arthur married his cousin Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife (17 May 1891 – 26 February 1959) at the Chapel Royal, St. James’s Palace, London. Princess Alexandra was the eldest daughter & heir of the 1st Duke of Fife & the Princess Royal, the eldest daughter of King Edward VII. As such, the couple were first cousins once removed. They had a son, Alastair. . In 1920, Prince Arthur succeeded Viscount Buxton as governor-general & commander-in-chief in South Africa. The Earl of Athlone succeeded him in these posts in 1924. Upon returning to Britain, Prince Arthur became involved in a number of charitable organizations, including serving as chairman of the board of directors of Middlesex Hospital. Like his father, the Duke of Connaught, he was active in the Freemasons, becoming Provincial Grand Master for Berkshire in 1924. . Prince Arthur of Connaught died of stomach cancer at age 55 on 12 September 1938. He is buried in the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore. One of his last public appearances was at the coronation of King George VI & Queen Elizabeth in May 1937. . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #d12sep #PrinceArthur #PrinceArthurofConnaught #houseofsaxecoburgandgotha #HouseofWindsor #History #otd #onthisday #BritishArmy #BritishMonarchy #Royalty #Monarchy #RoyalHistory #BritishRoyals #BritishRoyalFamily #soldier #victorian #Britishroyalty #historyinpictures #Vintagephoto #vintagegreatbritain #oldphotos #vintagephotography #history (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTu1kJNscCw/?utm_medium=tumblr

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On This Day In History . 12 September 1368 . Blanche of Lancaster died . ◼ Blanche of Lancaster (born. 25 March 1345/1347) was a member of the English royal House of Plantagenet, daughter of the kingdom’s wealthiest & most powerful peer, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster. . ◼ She was the first wife of John of Gaunt, the mother of King Henry IV, & the grandmother of King Henry V of England. . ◼ Blanche died at Tutbury Castle, Staffordshire, on 12 September 1368 while her husband was overseas. She was 23 years of age at the time of her death, although Froissart reported that she died aged about 22. . ◼ It is believed that she may have died after contracting the Black Death which was rife in Europe at that time. Her funeral at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London was preceded by a magnificent cortege attended by most of the upper nobility & clergy. John of Gaunt held annual commemorations of her death for the rest of his life & established a joint chantry foundation on his own death. . ◼ In 1374, six years after her death, John of Gaunt commissioned a double tomb for himself & Blanche from the mason Henry Yevele. The magnificent monument in the choir of St Paul’s was completed by Yevele in 1380, with the assistance of Thomas Wrek, having cost a total of £592. Gaunt himself died in 1399, & was laid to rest beside Blanche. The two effigies were notable for having their right hands joined. An adjacent chantry chapel was added between 1399 & 1403 . ▪ Blanche & John of Gaunt together had seven children: . ▪ Philippa of Lancaster (31 March 1360 – 19 July 1415) . ▪ John of Lancaster (c.1362/1364); died in early infancy. . ▪ Elizabeth of Lancaster (21 February 1364 – 24 November 1426) . ▪ Edward of Lancaster (1365–1365) . ▪ John of Lancaster (4 May 1366); died in early infancy. . ▪ Henry IV of England (3 April 1367 – 20 March 1413); married firstly Mary de Bohun & secondly Joanna of Navarre. . ▪ Isabel of Lancaster (b.1368); died young. . . Portrait: The Marriage of John of Gaunt & Blanche of Lancaster in Reading Abbey on 19 May 1359 by Horace Wright (1914), The Museum of Reading. . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #OnThisDay #history #d12sep https://www.instagram.com/p/CTuzFzbMAYO/?utm_medium=tumblr

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On This Day In Royal History . 12 September 1938 . Prince Arthur of Connaught died aged 55 . . About Prince Arthur (½) . Early life & military career; . ◼ Prince Arthur was born on 13 January 1883 at Windsor Castle. His father was the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, third son of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. His mother was the former Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia. . ◼ Arthur was the first British royal prince to be educated at Eton College. . ◼ After attending finishing school, Prince Arthur was educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, from where he was commissioned into the 7th (Queen’s Own) Hussars in 1901. During the Second Boer War, he saw active duty with the 7th Hussars. In 1907, he was promoted to the rank of captain in the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys). He became the honorary Colonel-in-Chief of this regiment in 1920. . ◼ During the First World War, Prince Arthur served as aide-de-camp to British army Generals Sir John French & Sir Douglas Haig, the successive commanders of the British Expeditionary Force in France & Belgium. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1919 & became a colonel in the reserves in 1922. In October 1922, Prince Arthur was promoted to the honorary rank of major general & became an aide-de-camp to his first cousin, King George V. . ◼ Since the king’s children were too young to undertake public duties until after the First World War, Prince Arthur carried out a variety of ceremonial duties at home & overseas. . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thedayinhistory #theyear1938 #d12sep #PrinceArthur #PrinceArthurofConnaught #houseofsaxecoburgandgotha #HouseofWindsor #History #otd #BritishArmy #BritishMonarchy (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFDIAk2jhqQ/?igshid=y7zkvmxxz08n