1893 antique PR ARTHUR DUKE CONNAUGHT HANDWRITTEN LTR 

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Rare letter from Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert, Duke of Connaught letter written on royalty (blindstamped embossed seal) letterhead.

He writes to Mr. Peterson and discusses his neice.

Nice rare royalty collectible.   3 pages of writing. 

 Paper measures approx 4.5 x 7" when folded.

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Tenure 28 March 1884 – 16 January 1942 Predecessor New creation Successor Alastair Windsor Spouse Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia Issue Margaret, Crown Princess of Sweden Prince Arthur of Connaught Princess Patricia of Connaught Full name Arthur William Patrick Albert House House of Windsor House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Father Albert, Prince Consort Mother Queen Victoria Born 1 May 1850 Buckingham Palace, London Died 16 January 1942 (aged 91) Bagshot Park, Surrey Burial Royal Burial Ground His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn KG, KT, KP, PC, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO, GBE, VD, TD, AdC(P) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th Governor General of Canada In office 13 October 1911 – 11 November 1916 Monarch George V Prime Minister Canadian • Robert Borden British • H. H. Asquith Preceded by The Earl Grey Succeeded by The Duke of Devonshire Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Arthur William Patrick Albert; 1 May 1850 – 16 January 1942) was a member of the shared British and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha royal family who served as the Governor General of Canada, the 10th since Canadian Confederation. Born the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Arthur was educated by private tutors before at the age of 16 entering the Royal Military College at Woolwich. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the British Army, where he served for some 40 years, seeing service in various parts of the British Empire. During this time he was also created as a royal duke, becoming the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, as well as the Earl of Sussex. He was appointed as Governor-General of Canada in 1911 by his nephew, King George V, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom H. H. Asquith, to replace the Earl Grey as viceroy, occupying the post until succeeded by the Duke of Devonshire in 1916. Given his military service, the selection of Arthur proved to be prudent, as he acted as the King's, and thus the Canadian Commander-in-Chief's, representative through the first years of World War I. After the end of his viceregal tenure, Arthur returned to the United Kingdom and there, as well as in India, performed various royal duties, while also again taking up military duties. Though he retired from public life in 1928, he continued to make his presence known in the army well into the Second World War, just before his death in 1942.

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