Connaught Hospital is the principal adult referral hospital in Sierra Leone .
24-685: Connaught Hospital was opened in 1912 by the Duke of Connaught , Prince Arthur . President Kabbah re-opened the hospital on May 5, 2006, alongside the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH). This hospital in Africa related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Sierra Leonean building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Duke of Connaught Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
48-477: A Knight of the Order of St Patrick ). However, territorial titles relating to Northern Ireland have continued to be awarded. After Prince Arthur's death in 1942, the title was inherited by his grandson, Alastair . In the absence of any male heirs, the dukedom became extinct when Alastair died, 15 months after his grandfather. A Canadian military regiment, The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) ,
72-485: A royal dukedom for the fourth son of King George V . Since 1942, the title has been held by Prince Edward (born 1935), a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II . A title associated with Kent first appears anciently with the Kingdom of Kent (or Cantware), one of the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms that later merged to form the Kingdom of England . The Kings of Cantware (or Kent) date back to about 449. After 825, when
96-856: A Type IV Princes coronet as in the Crest. The Duke and Duchess of Kent currently live at Wren House in the grounds of Kensington Palace , but their office is based at York House at St. James's Palace . Also: Marquess Grey (1740), Marquess of Kent (1706), Earl of Kent (1465), Earl of Harold and Viscount Goderich (1706) and Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1663) Also: Earl of St Andrews and Baron Downpatrick (1934) Includes dukes of: Albany , Albemarle , Bedford , Cambridge , Clarence , Connaught and Strathearn , Cumberland , Edinburgh , Gloucester , Gloucester and Edinburgh , Hereford , Kent , Kintyre and Lorne , Norfolk , Ross , Somerset , Sussex , Windsor , and York , but only when royally. Non-royal dukes are not included; see Royal dukedoms in
120-555: Is a Canadian armoured regiment in the 1st Duke's name. A British Indian Army cavalry regiment, the 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse) , was also named for the 1st Duke. Includes dukes of: Albany , Albemarle , Bedford , Cambridge , Clarence , Connaught and Strathearn , Cumberland , Edinburgh , Gloucester , Gloucester and Edinburgh , Hereford , Kent , Kintyre and Lorne , Norfolk , Ross , Somerset , Sussex , Windsor , and York , but only when royally. Non-royal dukes are not included; see Royal dukedoms in
144-571: Is now part of the Republic of Ireland , as well as the supposed manner in which the last Duke of Connaught and Strathearn died, thus making it unsuitable. Strathearn is a subsidiary Earldom in the Dukedom of Cambridge . Duke of Kent Duke of Kent is a title that has been created several times in the peerages of Great Britain and the United Kingdom , most recently as
168-522: Is second in line to his grandfather's peerages. When Lord St. Andrews succeeds, the dukedom will cease to be a royal dukedom; as a great-grandson of a sovereign he will be styled His Grace The Duke of Kent. After Lord St. Andrews and Lord Downpatrick, the current duke's younger son Lord Nicholas Windsor (along with his sons) is in remainder to the dukedom, as are the current duke's brother, Prince Michael of Kent , and his son, Lord Frederick Windsor . The current Duke of Kent carries out numerous duties for
192-610: Is seen on the Council of Kent's arms and flag. As a direct descendant of Queen Victoria, this is not the coat of arms of the present Duke of Kent. The coat of arms of the Duke of Kent consists of the following: The standard of the Duke of Kent is a flag version of his arms. The personal badge of the present Duke of Kent is 'E' encircled by the garter of the Order of the Garter , surmounted by
216-546: Is the Grand Prior (or Grand Master) of the Order of St Michael and St George . He holds numerous other appointments in the military. The Duke of Kent has been the patron of Endeavour, a national youth organisation, for 29 years. The coat of arms anciently associated with Kent is that of a rampant white horse upon a red field. This is primarily associated with the Kingdom of Kent and possibly the earldom as well. Today, this
240-591: The Earl of Kent in the Peerage of England . After the death of Godwin, Earl of Wessex , his son Leofwine (c. 1035–1066) became Earl of Kent sometime between 1056 and 1058. After Leofwine's death at Hastings in 1066, William the Conqueror named his half-brother, Odo of Bayeux (c. 1036–1097), who was also Bishop of Bayeux , the new Earl of Kent. However, Odo was twice removed from this title. The first occasion
264-459: The Kingdom of Kent was taken over by Egbert, King of Wessex , Kent became a dependency of Wessex and was ruled by sub-kings, usually related to the Wessex rulers. The titular kingship became something like the heir-apparent's title, as Aethelwulf, Egbert's son, became King of Kent in 825. By 860, Kent lost its status as a kingdom, becoming absorbed into Wessex. The first title of Kent was that of
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#1732768263954288-480: The United Kingdom . Titles mandated for use by the heir apparent ( Duke of Rothesay and the 1337 creation of the Duke of Cornwall ) are also not included, see Princes of Wales family tree . The Dukedom is currently vacant. While there were some speculations that it was one of the options available for Prince Harry upon his wedding with Meghan Markle , press reports have also noted that Connaught
312-632: The death of his sons, Marquess Grey (1740) with a special remainder to his granddaughter. Henry had one son and five daughters with his first wife, Jemima Crew (d. 1728), and one son and one daughter with his second wife, Sophia Bentinck (d. 1741). By the time of Henry's death in 1740, both of his sons had died, Anthony (in 1723) and George (in 1733), leaving the Duke of Kent without a male heir. His granddaughter Lady Jemima Campbell would inherit two titles in her own right, Marchioness Grey and Baroness Lucas ; but all Henry's other titles, particularly Duke of Kent, became extinct with his death. On 23 April 1799
336-410: The double dukedom of Kent and Strathearn was given, with the earldom of Dublin , to King George III's fourth son, Prince Edward Augustus . Edward had only one legitimate child, a daughter, Princess Alexandrina Victoria (the future Queen Victoria ). Upon Edward's death in 1820, the dukedom of Kent and Strathearn became extinct, as he had no legitimate male heir. The next creation of a title of Kent
360-516: The earldom became extinct. In 1934, Prince George (1902–1942), the fourth son of King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary , was created Duke of Kent, Earl of St Andrews and Baron Downpatrick . Prince George had three children before his death in 1942: Prince Edward , Princess Alexandra , and Prince Michael . Prince Edward, upon his father's death, succeeded to his father's peerages. The current Duke of Kent has two sons. King George V's letters patent of 30 November 1917 restricted
384-679: The four Home Nations that made up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . The Dukedom of Connaught and Strathearn was named after one of the four provinces of Ireland , now known by its modern Irish language -based spelling of Connacht . It was seen as the title that, if available, would henceforth be awarded to the British monarch's third son. The first son is the Duke of Cornwall (in England) and Duke of Rothesay (in Scotland), and would be made Prince of Wales at some point, while
408-457: The marriage of Joan Plantagenet to Thomas Holland , the title passed to the Holland family, which held the title until 1408. In 1461, it was revived for William Neville , and then in 1465 for Edmund Grey . The Grey family held the title until Henry Grey, 12th Earl of Kent , who was made Marquess of Kent in 1706 and Duke of Kent in 1710, died without male heirs in 1740. Just before he died, he
432-662: The monarchy, both military and civil. As a Freemason , he is the Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England , and has served as the President of The Scout Association of the United Kingdom since 1975 and of the Royal Institution . He has performed a number of state visits to Commonwealth nations on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II. He has also acted as Counsellor of State . His Royal Highness
456-805: The second son would often become Duke of York , if the title was available. The title Strathearn referred to the strath (valley) of the River Earn in Scotland; the ancient title Earl/Mormaer of Strathearn died out in the 15th century. Since the exit of the Irish Free State from the United Kingdom in 1922, titles related to locations in the Free State (and later the Republic of Ireland) have not been awarded (though Prince Edward, Prince of Wales—in 1936 briefly King Edward VIII —was made
480-556: The style Royal Highness and the titular dignity of Prince to the sons of the sovereign, the male line grandsons of the sovereign, and the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales . Great-grandchildren of the sovereign in the male line enjoy the courtesy titles of the children of dukes. Therefore, the heir-apparent to the dukedom of Kent is George, Earl of St. Andrews (b. 1962). Lord St. Andrews married in 1988, and has three children. His son Lord Downpatrick (b. 1988)
504-401: Was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that was granted on 24 May 1874 by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to her third son, Prince Arthur . At the same time, he was also granted the subsidiary title of Earl of Sussex . By tradition, members of the sovereign's family received titles associated with England , Scotland , Ireland and Wales ,
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#1732768263954528-475: Was awarded an inferior replacement title of Marquess De Grey to allow this to be passed to his heir - his granddaughter (the Dukedom could not be inherited). Henry Grey (1671–1740) succeeded his father, Anthony Grey , as the 12th Earl of Kent in 1702. In 1706, he was elevated to Marquess of Kent, along with Earl of Harold and Viscount Goderich . In 1710 he was elevated once again as Duke of Kent, and following
552-461: Was in 1082, when he was imprisoned; the second was in 1088, after aiding in the Rebellion of 1088, after which he fled England. It was not until 1141 that the title returned, this time for William de Ipres ; but he was deprived of the title in 1155. In 1227, it was revived for Hubert de Burgh , but became extinct with his death. In 1321, it was again revived for Edmund of Woodstock , and through
576-474: Was not that of Duke or Marquess , but rather that of Earl , with the creation of Prince Alfred (1844–1900), the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert , as Duke of Edinburgh , Earl of Ulster , and of Kent in 1866. The Duke of Edinburgh (who later became the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha) had only one son, Prince Alfred , who would have inherited his father's titles had he not died before his father in 1899. With Prince Alfred's death in 1900,
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