Biography of Richard Alexander Walter Windsor 2nd Duke Gloucester -1944

On 26 Aug 1944 Richard Alexander Walter Windsor 2nd Duke Gloucester was born to Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester (age 44) and Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott Duchess Gloucester 1901-2004 (age 42). He a grandson of George V King United Kingdom.

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On 10 Jun 1974 [his father] Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester (age 74) died. His son Richard Alexander Walter Windsor 2nd Duke Gloucester (age 29) succeeded 2nd Duke Gloucester.

Family Trees of Richard Alexander Walter Windsor 2nd Duke Gloucester -1944

Paternal Family Tree: Wettin

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Child 1656-1719

Royal Ancestors of Richard Alexander Walter Windsor 2nd Duke Gloucester -1944

Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 29 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Grand Son of George V King United Kingdom

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Henry IV King France

Ancestors of Richard Alexander Walter Windsor 2nd Duke Gloucester -1944

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 1750-1806 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 1772-1822 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 1800-1831 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Edward VII of the United Kingdom Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 1750-1806 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: George V King United Kingdom Son of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 1757-1816 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 1785-1831 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother:

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Christian IX of Denmark 1818-1906 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 1789-1867 Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 1817-1898 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Father: Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester Son of George V King United Kingdom

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Paul Ludwig Konstantin Teck 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Christian Nassau Weilburg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Henriette Nassau Weilburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Carolina Orange Nassau Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Teck 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

GrandMother: Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England Great Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge 1774-1850 Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Mary Adelaide Hanover Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hanover 1723-1772 Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Augusta Hesse-Kassel Duchess Cambridge Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Richard Alexander Walter Windsor 2nd Duke Gloucester 1944- Grand Son of George V King United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch 3 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Scott 4th Duke Buccleuch 6th Duke Queensberry 1772-1819 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch 1743-1827 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Scott 5th Duke Buccleuch 7th Duke Queensberry 5 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Townshend 1st Viscount Sydney 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Harriet Katherine Townshend Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury 1773-1814 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Powys Viscountess Sydney 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Scott 6th Duke Buccleuch 8th Duke Queensberry 6 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath 1735-1825 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Anne Thynne Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury 1811-1895 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath 1773-1830 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Boyle Viscountess Torrington 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

GrandFather: John Scott 7th Duke Buccleuch 9th Duke Queensberry 1864-1935 5 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Hamilton 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn 1811-1885 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Douglas 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen 1792-1833 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Lascelles

Great x 1 Grandmother: Louisa Jane Hamilton Duchess Buccleuch and Queensbury 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Russell 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Russell 6th Duke Bedford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Keppel Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford 1781-1853 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon

Mother: Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott Duchess Gloucester 1901-2004 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Orlando Bridgeman 1st Earl Bradford 1762-1825 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Bridgeman 2nd Earl Bradford 1789-1865 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Elizabeth Byng Countess Bradford 1766-1844 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Moncrieffe 5th Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother:

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Cecil Orlando Bridgeman 4th Earl Bradford 1845-1915 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Cecil Forester 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Cecil Weld-Forester 1st Baron Forester 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Manners 4th Duke Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Mary Manners Baroness Forester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Isabella Somerset Duchess Rutland 1756-1831 12 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

GrandMother: Margaret Alice "Molly" Bridgeman Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury 1872-1954 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Lumley-Savile 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Lumley-Savile 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough 1813-1884 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Reverend George de la Poer Beresford 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Mary Beresford 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Ida Frances Annabella Lumley Countess Bradford 1848-1936 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Andrew Robert Drummond

Great x 2 Grandmother: 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Henry Manners 5th Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Frederica Manners 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Duchess Rutland 1780-1825 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland