The Earl of Athlone

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The Earl of Athlone was a British royal and military figure who served as Governor General of Canada during the Second World War.

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1st Earl of Athlone 1
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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
British royal
Governor General of Canada
person
allegiance United Kingdom
birthDate 1874-04-14
birthName Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George of Teck
birthPlace Kensington Palace, London
surface form: Kensington Palace, London, England
burialPlace Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War

World War II
surface form: Second World War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1957-01-16
deathPlace Kensington Palace, London
surface form: Kensington Palace, London, England
decoratedFor Service in the First World War
education Royal Military College, Sandhurst
father Francis, Duke of Teck
givenName Alexander
honour Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
surface form: Knight of the Garter

Privy Counsellor (United Kingdom)
memberOf House of Teck
House of Windsor
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Field Marshal
monarchServed George VI
mother Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
nobleTitle Earl of Athlone
Prince Alexander of Teck
notableEvent Hosted wartime conferences and dignitaries in Canada during World War II
Oversaw the Canadian war effort on the home front during the Second World War
officeEnd 1946 as Governor General of Canada
officeStart 1940 as Governor General of Canada
positionHeld Chancellor of the University of London
Governor General of Canada
Governor-General of the Union of South Africa
surface form: Governor-General of the Union of South Africa (acting)
reasonForNotability Service as Governor General of Canada during the Second World War
relative George V
surface form: King George V

George VI
surface form: King George VI
residence Kensington Palace, London
Rideau Hall
surface form: Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Canada
sibling Mary of Teck
surface form: Queen Mary (Mary of Teck)
spouse Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
surface form: Princess Alice of Albany
style Governor General of Canada
surface form: His Excellency the Governor General (in Canada)

His Royal Highness (before 1917)

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Prince Alexander of Teck nobleTitle The Earl of Athlone
this entity surface form: 1st Earl of Athlone