Earl of Athlone

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The Earl of Athlone was a British peerage title most notably held by Prince Alexander of Teck, a member of the extended royal family who served as Governor General of Canada during the Second World War.

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Earl of Athlone canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British peer
Governor General of Canada
hereditary title
member of the British royal family
title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
appointedBy George VI
associatedWith British royal family
Canada
birthName Prince Alexander of Teck
brotherInLaw George V
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
extinctionReason died without male heirs
father Francis, Duke of Teck
givenName Alexander
hasTitleHolder Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
Prince Alexander of Teck
heldBy Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
honor Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Knight of the Garter
memberOf House of Teck
extended British royal family
militaryBranch British Army
monarchAtCreation George V
monarchDuringOffice George VI
mother Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
namedAfter Athlone
nobleFamily House of Windsor
nobleTitle Earl of Athlone self-linksurface differs
Viscount Trematon
notableFor service as Governor General of Canada during the Second World War
notableHolderOffice Governor General of Canada
occupation army officer
peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
positionHeld Governor General of Canada
Governor-General of the Union of South Africa
rank field marshal
religion Anglicanism
residence Rideau Hall
sibling Mary of Teck
spouse Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
surface form: Princess Alice of Albany
status extinct title
subclassOf earldom

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House of Teck associatedTitleInBritain Earl of Athlone
Earl of Athlone nobleTitle Earl of Athlone self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
The Earl of Athlone nobleTitle Earl of Athlone
Baron Arklow laterTitle Earl of Athlone
subject surface form: Prince Alexander of Teck