Friday, 17 January 2014

HRH Prince Edward of Kent

Grandson of King George V of the United Kingdom
2nd Duke of Kent

Date & place of birth October 9, 1935 London
Born as HRH Prince Edward of York
Names George Edward Alexander Edmund

Father Prince George of the United Kingdom, Duke of York
Mother Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (Duchess of Kent)





Royal house Windsor





Siblings (2)
Eldest of three children (1 brother, 1 sister)
Prince Michael of Kent
Princess Alexandra of Kent





Married June 8, 1961 York Minster, York
Spouse Katharine Worsley





Issue (3)
(2 sons, 1 daughter)
George Windsor, Earl of St. Andrew
Lady Helen Windsor (Lady Taylor)
Lord Nicholas Windsor





Grandchildren (9)
(5 grandsons , 4 granddaughters)
Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick
Lady Marina-Charlotte Windsor
Lady Amelia Windsor
Columbus Taylor
Cassius Taylor
Eloise Taylor
Estella Taylor
Albert Windsor
Leopold Windsor





Titles
HRH Prince Edward of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
HRH Prince Edward of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Ken, Earl of St. Andrews, Baron Downpatrick (from August 25, 1942)
HRH Prince Edward of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Duke of Kent, Earl of St. Andrews, Baron Downpatrick (from 1949)





Paternal grandparents
King George V of the United Kingdom
Princess Mary of Teck (Queen Mary of the United Kingdom)

Paternal great-grandparents
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Princess Alexandra of Denmark (Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom)
Duke Francis of Teck
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge





Maternal grandparents
Prince Nikolaos Greece and Denmark
Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia

Maternal great-grandparents
King George I of the Hellenes*
Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia (Queen consort of the Hellenes)
Grand Duke Valdimir Alexandrovich of Russia
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Edward is a maternal great-great-grandson of King Christian IX of Denmark

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