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H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR,

a bencher of the middle temple.

Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward, K.G. 1883, admitted to the Middle Temple, called to the bar and to the bench of that society 10 June, 1885, of Trin. Coll., Camb., 1883, lieut. Prince of Wales's own Norfolk artillery militia and hon. sub. lieut. Royal Naval Reserve 1883 (eldest son of H.R.H. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales) ; born 8 Jan., 1864, baptized at Buckingham Palace.


H.R.H. DUKE OF CONNAUGHT,

a bencher of gray's inn.

Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn and Earl of Sussex, Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Saxony, and Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, K.G., K.T., K.P., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., C.B., P.C., personal A.D.C. to Her Majesty, a major-genl. of the forces, brigadier-genl. comd. 3rd infantry brigade at Aldershot 1880-2, also infantry brigade 1S83, major-genl. on the staff of the Indian army while commanding a division of the Bengal presidency (since 1883), col.-in-chief rifle brigade (Prince Consort's own rifle brigade) since 1880, comd. guards brigade 1st division army in Egypt 1882, 2nd class order Medjidie, hon. col. 13th Bengal lancers 1882, col. Scots guards since 1883, hon. col. 7th Bengal native infantry 1883, hon. col. 29th Bombay native infantry (2nd Biluch regt.) 1883, hon. col. of the Brandenburg Ziethen regt. of hussars, hon. col. Hampshire artillery militia since 1875, and hon. col. l6th (formerly 28th) Middlesex (London Irish) rifle volunteers since 1871, admitted to Gray's Inn, called to the bar and to the bench of that society 4 July, 1881, president St. Thomas's Hospital 1882, ranger of Epping Forest, Great Prior of Ireland (3rd son of Her Majesty Queen Victoria) ; born 1 May, 1850, baptized at Buckingham Palace; married 12 March, 1879, at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, H.R.H. Princess Louise Margaret Alexandra Victoria Agnes of Prussia (v.a., c.i.), 3rd dau. of H.R.H. Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia, G.C.B., and has a son and dau.

(1) Prince Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert, Earl of Sussex, born 13 Jan., 188-3. (2) Princess Margaret Victoria Augusta Charlotte Norab, born 15 Jan., 1882.

Creation — By letters patent under the Great Seal, 23 May, 1874.

Arms — The royal arms, differenced by a label of three points arg. charged with a St. George's cross between two fleurs-de-lis az. on an inescutcheon the arms of Saxony

Crest — On a coronet a lion guardant or, crowned with a coronet, differenced as the arms.

Supporters — The royal supporters crowned and differenced as in the crest.

Seat — Bagshot Park, Surrey.

Residence — Buckingham Palace, S.W.

H.R.H. PRINCE CHRISTIAN,

a bencher of the middle temple.

Prince Frederick Christian Charles Augustus of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, K.G., High Steward of Windsor (the title of Royal Highness was conferred upon him by royal authority 30 June, 1866), a general of the forces, a Prussian general of cavalry in the German army, etc., admitted to the Inner Temple, called to the bar and to the bench of that society 30 April, 1870 (2nd son of Christian Charles Frederick Augustus, Duke of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg) ; born 22 Jan., 1831, married at Windsor, Castle 5 July, 1866, Princess Helena Augusta Victoria (v.a., c.i.), 3rd dau. of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and has had 3 sons and 2 daus.

(1) Prince Christian Victor Albert Ludwig Ernest Antoine, of Sandhurst Mil. Coll. 1881, born 14 April, 1867.

(2) Prince Albert John Charles Frederic Alfred George, born 26 Feb., 1869.

(3) Prince Frederick Christian Augustus Leopold Edward Harold, born 12, died 20 May, 1876.

(4) Princess Victoria Louise Sophie Augusta Amelia Helena, born 3 May, 1870 . (5) Princess Francisca Josepha Louise Auguste Marie Christiane Helena, born 12 Aug., 1872.

Seat— Richmond Lodge, Windsor Park.

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