Prince George, Duke of Kent
British prince (1902–1942)
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- Prince George, Duke of Kent (George Edward Alexander Edmund; 20 December 1902 – 25 August 1942), was a member of the British royal family, the fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary, and a younger brother of Kings Edward VIII and George VI.
- That same year he married Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, with whom he had three children: Edward, Alexandra and Michael.
- George was killed in an air crash in Scotland in 1942, aged 39.
- His father was the Prince of Wales (later King George V), the only surviving son of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.
- At the time of his birth, he was fifth in the line of succession to the throne, following his father and three older brothers: Edward, Albert, and Henry.
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WikipediaPrince George, Duke of Kent (George Edward Alexander Edmund; 20 December 1902 – 25 August 1942), was a member of the British royal family, the fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary, and a younger brother of Kings Edward VIII and George VI. He served in the Royal Navy during the 1920s before briefly working as a civil servant, and in 1934 was created Duke of Kent. That same year he married Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, with whom he had three children: Edward, Alexandra and Michael.
In the late 1930s he joined the Royal Air Force, holding staff appointments at RAF Training Command and, from 1941, in the Welfare Section of the Inspector-General's Staff. George was killed in an air crash in Scotland in 1942, aged 39.
George was born at 7:35 pm on 20 December 1902 at York Cottage on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England. His father was the Prince of Wales (later King George V), the only surviving son of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. His mother was the Princess of Wales, later Queen Mary, the eldest child and only daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Teck. At the time of his birth, he was fifth in the line of succession to the throne, following his father and three older brothers: Edward, Albert, and Henry.
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