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Prince George, Duke of Kent (20 December 1902 - 25 August 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family. He was the fourth son and fifth child of King George V and Mary of Teck. In the late 1920s and early '30s, he often embarrassed the House of Windsor with his casual abuse of drugs and sex. He held the title of Duke of Kent from 1934 until his death in a military air crash during World War II, in 1942. This was the first death of a Royal Family member in active service since King Richard III in 1485.

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  • George, Duke of Kent
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  • Prince George, Duke of Kent (20 December 1902 - 25 August 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family. He was the fourth son and fifth child of King George V and Mary of Teck. In the late 1920s and early '30s, he often embarrassed the House of Windsor with his casual abuse of drugs and sex. He held the title of Duke of Kent from 1934 until his death in a military air crash during World War II, in 1942. This was the first death of a Royal Family member in active service since King Richard III in 1485.
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type of appearance
  • Posthumous reference
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Spouse
  • Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent
Name
  • George, Duke of Kent
Cause of Death
  • Military air crash
Religion
  • Anglicanism
Affiliations
Children
  • Prince Edward, Duke of Kent;
  • Prince Michael of Kent
  • Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy;
Occupation
  • Soldier, Nobility
Family
Death
  • 1942(xsd:integer)
  • Unrevealed
Parents
Birth
  • 1902(xsd:integer)
Nationality
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  • Prince George, Duke of Kent (20 December 1902 - 25 August 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family. He was the fourth son and fifth child of King George V and Mary of Teck. In the late 1920s and early '30s, he often embarrassed the House of Windsor with his casual abuse of drugs and sex. He held the title of Duke of Kent from 1934 until his death in a military air crash during World War II, in 1942. This was the first death of a Royal Family member in active service since King Richard III in 1485. He was the younger brother of Kings Edward VIII and George VI (formerly Albert, Duke of York) and the uncle of Queen Elizabeth II.
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