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Prince William of Gloucester

This article is about the grandson of George V. For the grandson of George II who was Duke of Gloucester, see Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh. For his son, see Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh. For the son of Queen Anne, see Prince William, Duke of Gloucester.

Prince William
William in 1971
Born(1941-12-18)18 December 1941
Hadley Common, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
Died28 August 1972(1972-08-28) (aged 30)
Halfpenny Green, Staffordshire, England
Burial2 September 1972
Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire
Names
William Henry Andrew Frederick
HouseWindsor
FatherPrince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
MotherLady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott
Alma mater

Prince William of Gloucester (William Henry Andrew Frederick; 18 December 1941 – 28 August 1972) was a member of the British royal family. The elder son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, he was a grandson of George V, nephew of Edward VIII and George VI, and first cousin of Elizabeth II. At birth he was fourth in line to the throne; he was ninth in line at the time of his death.

A Cambridge and Stanford graduate, he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office serving in Lagos and Tokyo, before returning to take over royal duties. He led an active life, flying Piper aircraft,[1] trekking through the Sahara,[1] and hot air ballooning.[1]

He was the most recent descendant of George III to be diagnosed with porphyria, probably hereditary, which is conjectured to be the illness that caused George III's mental breakdown.[2]

Prince William died in 1972, aged 30, in an air crash while piloting his plane in a competition.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference pioneerprince was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Röhl, John C.G.; Warren, Martin; Hunt, David (1998). Purple Secret: Genes, 'Madness', and the Royal Houses of Europe. London: Transworld Publishers Ltd. ISBN 978-0552145503.

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