Princess Louise Marguerite of Prussia, later the Duchess of Connaught (25 July 1860 - 14 July 1917) was the wife of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, the third son and seventh child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. A Prussian princess who married into the British Royal Family at the age of 19, the Duchess of Connaught is mainly remembered for accompanying her husband, a career army officer, to Malta, India, South Africa, and finally to Canada, where he was governor general from 1911 to 1916. July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Dated October 30th, 1869, by Notman His Royal Highness The Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Arthur William Patrick Albert) (1 May 1850 - 16 January 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family, a son of Queen Victoria. ... Her Majesty Queen Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1876 until her death. ... Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Francis Charles Augustus Albert Emmanuel, of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha branch of the House of Wettin) (26 August 1819 - 14 December 1861) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony The British Royal Family is a group of people closely related to the British monarch. ... The Governor General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Canada, normally simply known as the Governor General of Canada in French, Gouverneur(e) général(e) is the Canadian representative of the monarch (presently Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II). ...

Her Royal Highness Princess Luise Marguerite Alexandra Victoria Agnes was born at Marmorpalais (Marble Palace) near Potsdam, Germany, the third daughter of Field Marshal Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1828-1888) and Princess Marie of Anhalt-Dessau (1837-1906). Her father, a nephew of the German Emperor Wilhelm I, distinguished himself as a field commander during the Battle of Metz and the campaigns west of Paris in the 1870-71 Franco-Prussian War. (This article is about the German city of Potsdam. ... Wilhelm I of Germany Wilhelm I, (March 22, 1797 - March 9, 1888), German Emperor (Kaiser), ruled January 18, 1871-1888 and king of Prussia, ruled 1861-1888. ... The Franco-Prussian War (July 19, 1870 – May 10, 1871) was fought between France and Prussia (backed by the North German Confederation) allied with the south German states of Baden, Bavaria and Württemberg. ...

On 13 March 1879, Princess Luise Marguerite married the Duke of Connaught at St. George's Chapel Windsor. The Duke and Duchess of Connaught had three children: March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Windsor Castle is (along with Buckingham Palace in London and Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh) one of the principal official residences of the British monarch, who always stays there on most weekends of the year, Easter and during Royal Ascot week (in June) at the nearby Ascot Racecourse; as well as...

• Princess Margaret of Connaught (15 January 1882 - 1 May 1920); married 15 June 1905 then-Crown Prince Gustav Adolph of Sweden (11 November 1882 - 15 September 1973); and had issue.
• Prince Arthur of Connaught (13 January 1883 - 12 September 1938); married 15 October 1913 his cousin Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife (17 May 1891 - 26 February 1959; and had issue.
• Princess Patricia of Connaught (17 March 1886 - 12 January 1974); married 27 February 1919 Sir Alexander Ramsay (29 May 1881 - 8 October 1972; and had issue.

The Duchess of Connaught spent the first twenty years of her marriage accompanying her husband on his various deployments throughout the British empire. The Duke and Duchess of Connaught acquired Bagshot Park in Surrey as their country home and after 1900 used Clarence House as their London residence. She accompanied her husband to Canada in 1911, when he began his term as governor general. In 1916, she became colonel-in-chief of the 199th Canadian (Overseas) Infantry Battalion (The Duchess of Connaught's Own Irish-Canadian Rangers), CEF. In 1885, she became chief of the 64th (8th Brandenburg) Regiment of Infantry "Field Marshal General Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia", Prussian Army. Princess Margaret of Connaught, Margaret Victoria Charlotte Augusta Norah Wettin (January 15, 1882 - May 1, 1920), Crown Princess of Sweden, was the daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and his wife, the Princess Luise Marguerite of Prussia, and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden, Oskar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustav Adolf (November 11, 1882 - September 15, 1973), was the eldest son of King Gustav V. At birth he was created Duke of Scania. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... His Royal Highness Prince Arthur of Connaught (Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert) (13 January 1883 - 12 September 1938) was a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of Queen Victoria. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Her Highness Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife also known as Lady Alexandra Duff and later as HRH Princess Arthur of Connaught, (17 May 1891-26 February 1959), was a member of the British Royal Family. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Her Royal Highness Princess Patricia of Connaught (17 March 1886-12 January 1974) was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 _ Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Admiral the Hon. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Bagshot Park in Windlesham, Surrey is the current home of the Earl (Prince Edward) and Countess (Sophie) of Wessex. ... Clarence House, London Clarence House is a royal home in London, situated in The Mall, immediately southwest of St. ...

Queen Victoria invested the Duchess of Connaught with the Order of Victoria and Albert (first class) and appointed her a Lady of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India in March 1879. The Duchess became a member of the Red Royal Cross in 1883 and was invested as a Dame of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem in 1888. The Imperial Order of the Crown of India is an order in the British honours system. ...

The Duchess of Connaught died of influenza and bronchitis at Clarence House, a casualty of the 1917-18 influenza epidemic. She was buried in the Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore, Windsor. The Duke of Connaught survived her by almost twenty-five years. Negatively stained flu virions. ... Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning. ...