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Athlone, Earl of (UK, 1917 - 1957)

Creation: let.pat. 16 Jul 1917

Extinct: 16 Jan 1957

Family name: Cambridge

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Arms:

Quarterly, 1st and 4th grand quarters, The Royal Arms as borne by King George III, differenced by a Label of three points Argent, the centre point charged with the St George's Cross and each of the other points with two Hearts in pale Gules;  2nd and 3rd grand quarters, Or three Stag's Attires fesswise in pale, the points of each attire to the sinister Sable, impaling Or three Lions passant in pale Sable langued Gules the dexter Forepaws of the last, over all an Inescutcheon paly bendy sinister Sable and Or, over all at the fess point a Crescent Sable

Crest:

A Dog's Head and Neck paly bendy Sable and Or langued Gules, a Crescent Argent for difference

Supporters:

Dexter: A Lion Sable the dexter Forepaw Gules;  Sinister:  A Stag proper, each supporter differenced on the shoulder by a Crescent Argent

Motto:

Fearless and Faithful

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HSH Prince Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George of Teck later Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George [Cambridge], 1st Earl of Athlone, KG GCB GCMG GCVO DSO PC

2nd son of Maj Gen HH Prince Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander, 1st Duke of Teck, GCB GCVO (only son of HRH Prince Alexander of Württemberg), by his wife HRH Princess Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth CI, 2nd dau. of HRH Prince Adolphus Frederick, 1st Duke of Cambridge

born

14 Apr 1874

mar.

10 Feb 1904 HRH Princess Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline of Albany VA GCVO GBE, Duchess of Saxony from birth until 1917 (b. 25 Feb 1883; d. 3 Jan 1981), only dau. of HRH Prince Leopold George Duncan Albert, 1st Duke of Albany, by his wife HSH Princess Helena Frederica Augusta of Waldeck and Pyrmont, 5th dau. of HSH George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

children

1. HSH Prince Rupert Alexander George Augustus of Teck later Hon Rupert Alexander George Augustus Cambridge, styled Viscount Trematon (b. 24 Aug 1907; dvp. 1 Apr 1928)

2. HSH Prince Maurice Francis George of Teck (b. 29 Mar 1910; dvp. 14 Sep 1910)

1. HSH Princess May Helen Emma of Teck later Lady May Helen Emma Cambridge (b. 23 Jan 1906; d. 29 May 1994), mar. 24 Oct 1931 Col Sir Henry Abel Smith KCMG KCVO DSO (b. 8 Mar 1900; d. 24 Jan 1993), 2nd son of Francis Abel Smith, of Wilford House, co. Nottingham, by his wife Madeleine St Maur Seymour, 4th dau. of Rev Henry Seymour, Rector of Holme Pierrepont, co. Nottingham (by his first wife Susannah Biscoe Tritton, dau. of Rev Robert Tritton, Rector of Morden, co. Surrey), 1st son of Henry John Hyde Seymour (by his wife Charlotte Whitcombe, yst. dau. of Sir Samuel Whitcombe). 3rd son of Col Francis Compton Seymour (by his wife Leonora Hudson, widow of John Hudson), 2nd son of Very Rev Lord Francis Seymour, Dean of Wells (by his wife Catherine Payne, dau. of Rev Thomas Payne), 4th son of Edward [Seymour], 8th Duke of Somerset, and had issue:

1a. *Richard Francis Abel Smith (b. 11 Oct 1933), mar. 28 Apr 1960 Marcia Kendrew (b. 27 Mar 1940), only dau. of Maj General Sir Douglas Anthony Kendrew by his wife Nora Elizabeth Harvey, and has issue:

1b. *Katherine Emma Abel Smith (b. 11 Mar 1961), mar. 16 Oct 1980 (sep. 1994) Hon Hubert Wentworth Beaumont (b. 13 Apr 1956), 1st son of Timothy Wentworth [Beaumont], Baron Beaumont of Whitley (Life Peer), by his wife Mary Rose Wauchope, and has issue:

1c. *George Wentworth Beaumont (b. 24 Aug 1985)

2c. *Richard Christian Beaumont (b. 27 May 1989)

3c. *Michael Patrick Beaumont (b. 23 Apr 1991)

1c. *Amelia May Beaumont (b. 12 Nov 1983)

1a. *Anne Mary Sibylla Abel Smith (b. 28 Jul 1932), mar. 14 Dec 1957 (div. 1981) David Ian Liddell-Grainger (b. 26 Jan 1930), only son of Capt Henry Hubert Liddell-Grainger, of Ayton Castle, co. Berwick, by his wife Lady Muriel Felicia Vere Bertie, only child of Montagu Peregrine Albemarle [Bertie], 12th Earl of Lindsey, by his wife Millicent Emma Cox, 1st dau. of Dr James Charles Cox, of Craig Cruich, St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and had issue:

1b. *Ian Richard Peregrine Liddell-Grainger (b. 23 Feb 1959), mar. 31 Oct 1985 Jill Nesbit (b. 9 Mar 1956), dau. of Ralph Nicol Nesbit by his wife Isabella Chisholm Anderson, and has issue:

1c. *Peter Richard Liddell-Grainger (b. 6 May 1987)

1c. *Sophie Victoria Liddell-Grainger (b. 27 Dec 1988)

2c. *May Alexandra Liddell-Grainger (b. 9 Sep 1992)

2b. *Charles Montagu Liddell-Grainger (b. 23 Jul 1960), mar. 23 Jan 1992 Karen Peta Humphryes (b. 8 My 1956), only dau. of Peter Humphryes by his wife Rowena Seton

3b. *Simon Rupert Liddell-Grainger (b. 28 Dec 1962), mar. 26 Jan 1984 Romana Maria Rogoshewska (b. 17 Sep 1945), dau. of Roman Emmanuel Anton Rogoshewski by his wife Marie Napadyj

4b. *Malcolm Henry Liddell-Grainger (b. 14 Dec 1967), mar. 1 Aug 1994 Helen Jane Bright (b. 25 Jan 1971), dau. of Jeremy Cecil Bright by his wife Lolita Ahilya Seeram, and has issue:

1c. *Cameron Henry Liddell-Grainger (b. 14 Apr 1997)

2a. *Elizabeth Alice Abel Smith (b. 5 Sep 1936), mar. 29 Apr 1965 (div. 1974) Peter Ronald Wise (b. 29 Dec 1929), son of Capt Anthony Forster Wise by his wife Eve Baillie, and had issue:

1b. Emma Charlotte Abel Wise (b. 2 Sep 1973; dvp. 6 Jun 1974)

died

s.p.m.s. 16 Jan 1957

created

16 Jul 1917 Viscount Trematon, in the County of Cambridge, and Earl of Athlone

note

entered the Army in 1894: joined 7th Hussars; Lieut 1899, Captain 1900, Major 1911, Brevet Lt Col 1915; CVO 1897; KCVO 1898; DSO 1900; GCVO 1904; GCB 1911; CMG 1917; relinquished for himself and his issue the use of the styles, titles and designations "Highness", "Prince", "Duke of Teck" and "of Teck" in the Kingdom of Württemberg or German Empire to him or to them belonging, and assumed for himself and his issue the surname Cambridge by Royal Licence 14 Jul 1917; Hon Brig General 1919; Hon Maj General 1923; GCMG 1923; Col 7th Queen's Own Hussars 1924; Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Union of South Africa and High Commissioner for South Africa 1923-31; Knight of the Garter 1928; Privy Councillor 1931; Chancellor of the University of London 1932; Col of the Life Guards; Chancellor of the Order of St Michael and St George 1934-36 and Grand Master of the same Order 1936-57; Royal Victorian Chain 1935; Governor and Constable of Windsor Castle; Personal ADC to the King; GCStJ

On the death of the 1st Earl of Athlone both his titles became extinct.

 Last updated 3 Sep 2011

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