Biography of Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester 1900-1974

Paternal Family Tree: Wettin

In 1892 [his father] George V King United Kingdom (age 26) was created 1st Duke York.

On 06 Jul 1893 [his father] George V King United Kingdom (age 28) and [his mother] Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 26) were married at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She by marriage Duchess York. He the son of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 51) and Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 48). They were second cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 31 Mar 1900 Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester was born to George V King United Kingdom (age 34) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 32) at York Cottage, Sandringham Estate. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.84%.

On 06 May 1910 [his grandfather] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 68) died. His son [his father] George V King United Kingdom (age 44) succeeded V King of the United Kingdom. [his mother] Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 42) by marriage Queen Consort England.

On 31 Mar 1928 Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester (age 28) was created 1st Duke Gloucester.

On 06 Nov 1935 Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester (age 35) and Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott Duchess Gloucester (age 33) were married at Buckingham Palace [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Gloucester. She the daughter of John Scott 7th Duke Buccleuch 9th Duke Queensberry (deceased) and Margaret Alice "Molly" Bridgeman Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury (age 63). He the son of George V King United Kingdom (age 70) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 68).

On 20 Jan 1936 [his father] George V King United Kingdom (age 70) died. His son [his brother] King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (age 41) succeeded VIII King of the United Kingdom. Duke York extinct.

The Times. 05 Jan 1938. MR. J. NEVILL (age 23) AND MISS HARRISON (age 22).

The Duke (age 37) and [his wife] Duchess of Gloucester (age 36) have sent a silver condiments set to Mr. John Nevill (age 23), Life Guards, elder son of Major (age 54) and Mrs. Guy Larnach-Nevill (age 47), of Uckfield House, and Miss Patricia Harrison (age 22), daughter of Major and the Hon. Mrs. J. F. Harrison, of Kings Walden Bury, Hitchin, whose marriage took place yesterday at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge. The Rev. G. S. Shackleford officiated, assisted by the Rev. E. C. Dunford. The bride (age 22), who was given away by her father, wore a gown of ivory-tinted panne velvet, embossed with sprays of silver flowers. The bodice was fashioned with a square neckline and long sleeves, slightly full at the shoulder, and the square train was lined with silver tissue. A headdress of silver-tipped doves' wings surmounted her long tulle veil, and she carried a spray of mixed white flowers. A retinue of six little girls and four pages folowed the bride. They were Penelope Harrison (sister of the bride), the Hon. Clare Beckett, Marye Pepys (niece of the bridegroom), Margaret Rosselli, Caroline Bury, Joanna Spencer, Hugh Lawson (cousin of the bride), David Myddelton (cousin of the bridegroom), Thomas Pilkington (nephew of the bride), and Charles Smith-Bingham. The pages wore replicas of the uniform of the Life Guards of the early nineteenth century, and the little girls wore long frocks of silver lame, the high-waisted bodices cut with short, puff sleeves, and square necks. They wore caps of silver lame, trimmed with white fur, and carried white fur muffs. Lord Roderic Pratt (age 22), Life Guards, was best man, and there was a guard of honour from the same regiment. The Hon. Mrs. J. F. Harrison afterwards held a reception at 28, Grosvenor Square, W1. The honeymoon wil be spent in Switzerland.

On 26 Aug 1944 [his son] Richard Alexander Walter Windsor 2nd Duke Gloucester was born to Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester (age 44) and [his wife] Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott Duchess Gloucester (age 42). He a grandson of George V King United Kingdom.

On 21 Oct 1947 David Allan Bethell 5th Baron Westbury (age 25) and Ursula James were married at St Martin in the Fields [Map]. Princesses Elizabeth (age 21) and Margaret (age 17) attended the wedding, as did the Duke (age 47) and [his wife] Duchess (age 45) of Gloucester.

In 24 Mar 1953 [his mother] Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 85) died.

1956. Simon Elwes (age 53). Portrait of Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester (age 55).

On 30 Jan 1958 [his brother-in-law] William Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott (age 62) died.

On 10 Jun 1974 Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester (age 74) died. His son [his son] Richard Alexander Walter Windsor 2nd Duke Gloucester (age 29) succeeded 2nd Duke Gloucester.

After 10 Jun 1974. Memorials to Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester (deceased) who lived nearby and worshipped at St Andrews Church, Barnwell [Map].

On 29 Oct 2004 [his former wife] Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott Duchess Gloucester died.

Royal Ancestors of Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester 1900-1974

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Son of George V King United Kingdom

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester 1900-1974

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf

Great x 3 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg

Great x 2 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Grand Duke Frederick Francis I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: King Edward VII of the United Kingdom Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf

Great x 3 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Father: George V King United Kingdom Son of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frederica Charlotte Dohna Schlodien Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Great x 2 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

GrandMother: Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester Son of George V King United Kingdom

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Paul Ludwig Konstantin Teck 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Christian Nassau Weilburg

Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Henriette Nassau Weilburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Willam Karel Hendrik Friso Orange Nassau 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Carolina Orange Nassau Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Anne Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

GrandFather: Francis Teck 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Mother: Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England Great Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg

Great x 1 Grandfather: Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Princess Mary Adelaide Hanover Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Augusta Hesse-Kassel Duchess Cambridge Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland