Brantridge Park, Balcombe, West Sussex, is one of the lesser royal residences. Standing in Brantridge Forest, it was the seat of the Earl of Athlone, and his wife, HRH Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, last surviving granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She was the daughter of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, who died as a result of his haemophilia in 1884. West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. ... The title of Earl of Athlone has been created three times. ... Jump to: navigation, search Look up ALICE and Alice in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Jump to: navigation, search Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1 January 1877 until her death. ... Duke of Albany is a peerage title that has occasionally been bestowed on the youngers sons in the Scottish and later the British Royal Family, particularly in the Houses of Stuart and Hanover. ... Jump to: navigation, search Haemophilia or hemophilia is the name of any of several hereditary genetic illnesses that impair the bodys ability to control bleeding. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ...

HRH Princess Alice Countess of Athlone, GBE VA, born 1883, married 1904 in St George's Chapel, Windsor, His Serene Highness Prince Alexander of Teck (later the Earl of Athlone, KG GCB GCMG GCVO DSO PC), son of HSH Francis Duke of Teck, and a brother of Queen Mary. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... VA may mean: the SI volt-amp unit of apparent power the USPS postal state code for Virginia (formerly Va. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... St. ... HSH is an acronym for His Serene Highness or Her Serene Highness. ... KG, Kg or kg may indicate: A Kampfgeschwader, a bomber squadron of the former German Luftwaffe Basketball Player Kevin Garnett An abbreviation for kilogram (always kg) Knight of the Garter, a British decoration Kommanditgesellschaft, German version of a limited partnership Kongo language (ISO 639 alpha-2) An abbreviation for konig... GCB may stand for: In philosophy, the greatest conceivable being, used in discussion of ontology. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ... DSO may stand for: Distinguished Service Order Dallas Symphony Orchestra Darkstar Orchestra Deep sky object Defense Science Organization Defense Spectrum Office (US DoD) Detroit Symphony Orchestra Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation (dso. ... A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, especially in a monarchy. ... Duke of Teck was a dukedom in the Kingdom of Württemberg. ... Mary is a popular female name worldwide. ...

Princess Alice died 3rd January 1981, and was buried 8th January at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore, Windsor. Jump to: navigation, search 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Frogmore or Frogmore House is a former royal residence in England, in the grounds of Windsor Castle, and is the site of the Frogmore Mausoleum containing the grave of Victoria and Albert. ... Windsor (IPA: usually , but also ) is a small town in Berkshire on the south-western outskirts of London, south of the River Thames. ...

The Earl of Athlone, though born a scion of the Württemberg royal family, was from a family settled in the United Kingdom. He joined the British army ten years before his marriage to Princess Alice, and later took part in the Matabele War, 1896-1897, for which he was mentioned in despatches. Jump to: navigation, search Württemberg (often spelled Wurttemberg in English) refers to an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in south-western Germany. ... Jump to: navigation, search The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Matabele are a branch of the Zulus who split from King Shaka in the early 1820s under the leadership of Mzilikazi, a former general in Shakas army. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Mentioned in Dispatches (MID) is a military award for gallantry or otherwise commendable service. ...

Athlone, made an earl in 1917 when he renounced his German titles, was Governor-General of South Africa 1923-1831. He was also Governor-General of Canada 1940-1946. He had been nominated for the post in 1914, but did not then proceed due to the outbreak of war. An Earl as a member of the British peerage ranks below a Marquess and above a Viscount. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Governor-General (or Governor General) is a term used both historically and currently to designate the appointed representative of a head of state or their government for a particular territory, historically in a colonial context, but no longer necessarily in that form. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

HSH Princess May of Teck (Lady May Cambridge after 1917), married 1931 Sir Henry Abel-Smith, KCMG KCVO DSO. She died 1994, and was survived by a son and two daughters. Jump to: navigation, search 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ... DSO may stand for: Distinguished Service Order Dallas Symphony Orchestra Darkstar Orchestra Deep sky object Defense Science Organization Defense Spectrum Office (US DoD) Detroit Symphony Orchestra Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation (dso. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

HRH Princess Beatrice, GCVO GBE CI VA, youngest daughter of Queen Victoria, lived in Brantridge Park 1919-1941. Born 1857, she also was a carrier of haemophilia. She married 1885 at St Mildred's Church, Whippingham, HSH Prince [[Henry of Battenberg[[. Princess Beatrice died in 1944 and was buried in St Mildred's Church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight. She was Governor of the Isle of Wight, and lived part of the year in Carisbrooke Castle on the island. Jump to: navigation, search Beatrice (pronounced in Italian bay-a-tree-chay, in English bee-a-tris) is a name derived from the Latin name Beatrix. ... Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... This can mean: The African nation of C te dIvoire cI, the repressor cI protein. ... VA may mean: the SI volt-amp unit of apparent power the USPS postal state code for Virginia (formerly Va. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Isle of Wight is an island off the south coast of England, opposite Southampton. ... Jump to: navigation, search A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... Jump to: navigation, search Carisbrooke Castle Carisbrooke Castle is a historic castle located near Newport, Isle of Wight // Early History The site of Carisbrooke Castle may have been occupied in pre-Roman times. ...