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Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester

1900 - 1974

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Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (Henry William Frederick Albert; 31 March 1900 – 10 June 1974) was a member of the British royal family. He was the third son of King George V and Queen Mary, and was a younger brother of kings Edward VIII and George VI. He served as Governor-General of Australia from 1945 to 1947, the only prince to hold the post. Henry was the first son of a British monarch to be educated at school, where he excelled at sports, and went on to attend Eton College, after which he was commissioned in the 10th Royal Hussars, a regiment he hoped to command. However, his military career was frequently interrupted by royal duties, and he was nicknamed "the unknown soldier" due to his low profile. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester is the 690th most popular politician (up from 5,242nd in 2019), the 203rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,054th in 2019) and the 51st most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester ranks 690 out of 19,576. Before him are Franjo Tuđman, Louis VI of France, Maximian, Emperor Gaozu of Han, Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Emperor Jimmu. After him are Gustav III of Sweden, Leontios, Philip III of France, Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib, Letizia Ramolino, and Menachem Begin.

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Among people born in 1900, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester ranks 11. Before him are Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Martin Bormann, Charles Francis Richter, Hans Adolf Krebs, Luis Buñuel, and Wolfgang Pauli. After him are Frédéric Joliot-Curie, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Hans Frank, Gladwyn Jebb, Dennis Gabor, and Spencer Tracy. Among people deceased in 1974, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester ranks 9. Before him are Georgy Zhukov, Georges Pompidou, Amin al-Husseini, Juan Perón, Ayub Khan, and Patrick Blackett. After him are James Chadwick, Pär Lagerkvist, Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., Vittorio De Sica, U Thant, and Lyudmila Pavlichenko.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester ranks 203 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Robinson (1886), Blackbeard (1680), Ian McKellen (1939), Eric Clapton (1945), Cat Stevens (1948), and Saint Patrick (385). After him are Calico Jack (1682), Michael Caine (1933), Rowan Atkinson (1955), Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796), Mick Jagger (1943), and Alfred Russel Wallace (1823).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester ranks 51. Before him are Arthur Henderson (1863), William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708), Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830), Philip Noel-Baker (1889), Robert Clive (1725), and Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (1771). After him are Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796), Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930), Æthelbald, King of Wessex (831), Marie of Romania (1875), Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1935), and Æthelstan (895).

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