Prince William of Gloucester (William Henry Andrew Frederick; 18 December 1941 - 28 August 1972) was a grandson of King George V and paternal cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.At birth he was fourth in line to the throne; he was ninth in line at the time of his death.. A Cambridge and Stanford graduate, he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office serving in Lagos and Tokyo, before returning to. Le prince William Henry Andrew Frederick de Gloucester, né le 18 décembre 1941 à Monken Hadley dans le Hertfordshire (aujourd'hui le borough londonien de Barnet) et mort le 28 août 1972 à Wolverhampton (Royaume-Uni), était le fils aîné du prince Henry (1900-1974), duc de Gloucester, et son épouse, Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott (1901-2004). Il était le petit-fils du roi George V (1865.
Who was Prince William of Gloucester? The Queen's 'lost cousin' who died in a plane crash aged
One accidental death that struck the Windsor family occurred about 25 years before Diana's death. In August of 1972, Queen Elizabeth II's cousin, Prince William of Gloucester, also died in an accident at a young age. What's more, the young royal, who craved an adventurous life and, in particular, loved flying airplanes, died in a plane crash. Prince William of Gloucester died 51 years ago this week, on 28 August 1972. To mark the tragic anniversary, Tatler takes a look back at the heartbreaking life story of the adventurous, athletic, loving prince whose name has earned him the monicker 'the other Prince William'. Born on 18 December 1941, Prince William was the eldest son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Lady Alice. On 18 December 1941, Prince William Henry Andrew Frederick was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire to Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Alice, the Duchess of Gloucester. Through his father, he was. Prince William of Gloucester was the world's favorite royal. The tall, handsome, and daring prince seemed more like a movie star than a royal.. Madame de Pompadour was the alluring chief mistress of King Louis XV, but few people know her dark history—or the chilling secret shared by her and Louis. Entrancing Facts About Madame de Pompadour.
The romance of the 56er Hungarian refugee and Prince William of Gloucester
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. He succeeded his father in June 1974. Born Prince Richard of Gloucester on 26 August 1944 at Northampton, he was christened Richard Alexander Walter George. At the age of four months he was taken. Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (24 July 1689 - 30 July 1700), was the son of Princess Anne (later Queen of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1702) and her husband, Prince George of Denmark.He was their only child to survive infancy. Styled Duke of Gloucester, he was viewed by contemporaries as a Protestant champion because his birth seemed to cement the Protestant succession established. William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester (23 November 1116 - 23 November 1183) was the son and heir of Sir Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester, and Mabel FitzRobert of Gloucester, daughter of Robert Fitzhamon, and nephew of Empress Matilda. Lineage. The third son of King George V and Queen Mary, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was born on 31 March 1900. He was the first son of a monarch to be educated at school and went onto study at Eton Col…
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He was made the thirteenth Chancellor of the University of Dublin in 1771, holding the post until 1805. Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, by Johan Zoffany, c. 1780. The Duke and Maria's first child, Princess Sophia of Gloucester ( Sophia Matilda; 29 May 1773 - 29 November 1844), was born in 1773. Media in category "Prince William of Gloucester". This category contains only the following file. Coat of Arms of William of Gloucester.svg 1,530 × 1,430; 2.54 MB. People by name.
Early life The Duke of Gloucester in an engraving based on a portrait painted by Sir William Beechey, published 1826. Prince William Frederick was born on 15 January 1776 at Palazzo Teodoli in via del Corso, Rome. His father was Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, the third son of the Prince of Wales.His mother, Maria, was the illegitimate daughter of Edward Walpole and. The following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total. Queen Anne and William, Duke of Gloucester by studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller.png 2,884 × 3,606; 15.82 MB. Queen Anne; William, Duke of Gloucester by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt.jpg 2,400 × 2,960; 1.26 MB. PrinceWilliamDukeOfGloucester.jpg 606 × 900; 213 KB.
Prince William of Gloucester (18 December 1941 28 August 1972) Celebrities who died young
For the first time on camera Zsuzsi Starkloff tells the story of her forbidden relationship with Prince William of Gloucester, in a film rebuilding the lost. By 1425 Gloucester was embroiled in a bitter power struggle with his uncle, Henry Beaufort, chancellor and chief minister of the realm. This feud continued until, in the mid-1430s, Beaufort gained firm control over the government. On Feb. 18, 1447, Beaufort's successor as first minister, William de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk, had Gloucester.