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Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
British Army general (1874-1957)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 14 April 1874
- Died
- 16 January 1957
- Conflict
- World War I, Second Boer War
- Place of birth
- Kensington Palace
- Place of death
- London
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Alexander
- Family name
- Cambridge
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, Governor General of Canada, member of the House of Lords, Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Awards
- Distinguished Service Order, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Royal Victorian Chain, Order of the Garter, Knight of Justice of the Order of Saint John, Inter-Allied Victory Medals, King George VI Coronation Medal, 1939–45 Star, Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal, honorary doctorate at the Laval University
- educated at
- Eton College, Royal Military College, Sandhurst
- end of work period
- 1931
- family
- Duke of Teck
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- member of
- Royal Society of London
- military branch
- British Army
- military, police or special rank
- major-general
- name in native language
- Alexander Cambridge, 1. Earl of Athlone
- noble title
- count, Earl of Athlone, Viscount Trematon
- place of burial
- Royal Burial Ground
- start of work period
- 1894
- work location
- London
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