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Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

Buckingham Palace, 1 May 1850 – Bagshot Park Mansion, 16 Jan 1942

13 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born1 May 1850, Buckingham Palacenot verified1 source
  • MarriedPrincess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught and Strathearnnot verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the House of Lordsor Governor General of Canada, 1911–1916 · Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom · Member of the Privy Council of Irelandnot verified1 source
  • TitleMember of the Privy Council of the United Kingdomor Governor General of Canada, 1911–1916 · member of the House of Lords · Member of the Privy Council of Irelandnot verified1 source
  • TitleMember of the Privy Council of Irelandor Governor General of Canada, 1911–1916 · member of the House of Lords · Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdomnot verified1 source
  • TitleGovernor General of Canada, 1911–1916or member of the House of Lords · Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom · Member of the Privy Council of Irelandnot verified1 source
  • Died16 Jan 1942, Bagshot Park Mansionnot verified1 source
  • MotherVictorianot verified1 source
  • FatherPrince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gothanot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 1 May 1850

    Born in Buckingham Palace

  2. 1882–1886

    3 children are born

  3. 1911–1916

    Governor General of Canada

  4. 16 Jan 1942

    Dies in Bagshot Park Mansion, aged 91

Family

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Parents

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Children · 3

During his lifetime

He lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Buckingham Palace.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1850s · Prince is born in Buckingham Palace

In the news1854

1854 Cholera epidemic sparks public reform demands

A cholera epidemic in 1854 caused widespread public demand for clean water and city sewage systems.

Getting around

Walking as primary travel mode

Walking was the most common way to travel short distances, with people typically covering about 3 miles per hour, though rarely exceeding 20 miles in a single day.

In Europe1845–1852

The Great Famine in Ireland

Potato blight ruined harvests: a million Irish people died and a million more emigrated, many to America.

Daily life

Winter Bed Warming and Iced Windows

With no central heating, families used warming pans filled with hot coals to heat beds during winter. It was not uncommon for ice to form on the inside of window panes on cold mornings.

What people wore

Shirtfronts Hidden Beneath Formal Wear

To maintain respectability when they could not afford an entire formal wardrobe, gentlemen often wore a separate shirtfront or dickey to conceal striped shirts.

Music

Collecting Coins for Dance Music

At platform dances, musicians sometimes used a portable dancing booth with a box placed out front to collect coins from each dancer. This ensured payment for players when the older custom of paying during long-wise country dances became difficult to manage.

At the table

Economic meat for ordinary families

Meat was expensive, so poorer families relied on economical cuts like sheep's head or offal such as liver, heart, and intestines. A sheep's head could be purchased for about 3d.