Prince Arthur of Connaught was a British military officer and a grandson of Queen Victoria. He served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 20 November 1920 to 21 January 1924.
Arthur in the robes of the Order of the Garter
Arthur and Alexandra on their wedding day
Arthur presenting the Order of the Garter to the Meiji Emperor of Japan
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, was the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He served as Governor General o
Prince Arthur of Connaught
…Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 20 November 1920 to 21 January 1924. Arthur was born on 13 January 1883 at Windsor Castle. His father was Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. His mother was the former Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia. Arthur was…
Photograph by Alexander Bassano, c. 1885
A painting of Queen Victoria with Prince Arthur by Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Arthur (sitting right) with his younger brother, Leopold, c. 1866
Arthur met with the Chiefs of the Six Nations of the Grand River at the Mohawk Chapel in 1869.