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     Charlotte Augusta Hanover, Princess of Wales was born on 7 January 1796 at Carlton House, Carlton House Terrace, St. James's, London, England^G.³ She was the daughter of George IV Hanover, King of the United Kingdom and Karoline Amelie Elisabeth Prinzessin von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel.¹ She married Leopold I Georg Christian Friedrich, Roi des Belges, son of Franz I Friedrich Anton Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld and Auguste Karoline Sophie Gräfin Reuss zu Lobenstein und Ebersdorf, on 2 May 1816 at Carlton House, Carlton House Terrace, St. James's, London, England^G.⁴ She died on 6 November 1817 at age 21 at Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, England^G, from internal haemorrhaging after child birth.⁵ She was buried on 19 November 1817 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹
     She gained the title of Princess Charlotte of Wales.⁶

     Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne was born on 14 March 1855 at Lowndes Square, Belgravia, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Frances Dora Smith.³ He married Nina Cecilie Cavendish-Bentinck, daughter of Reverend Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck and Caroline Louisa Burnaby, on 16 July 1881 at Petersham, London, England^G.³ He died on 7 November 1944 at age 89 at Glamis, Angus, Scotland^G.¹ He was buried on 10 November 1944 at Glamis, Angus, Scotland^G.
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant between 1876 and 1882 in the 2nd Life Guards.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Forfarshire between 1904 and 1936.¹ He succeeded as the 14th Lord Lyon and Glamis [S., 1606] on 16 February 1904.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Bowes of Streatlam Castle, co. Durnam, and of Lunedale, co. York [U.K., 1887] on 16 February 1904.³ He succeeded as the 21st Lord Glamis [S., 1445] on 16 February 1904.¹ He succeeded as the 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne [S., 1677] on 16 February 1904.⁴ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Dundee.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Dundee.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1923.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1928.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1937.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne [U.K.] on 1 June 1937.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁵
     

     Nina Cecilie Cavendish-Bentinck was born on 11 September 1862.³ She was the daughter of Reverend Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck and Caroline Louisa Burnaby.³ She married Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, son of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Frances Dora Smith, on 16 July 1881 at Petersham, London, England^G.³ She died on 23 June 1938 at age 75 at London, England^G.³ She was buried on 27 June 1938 at Glamis, Angus, Scotland^G.
     From 16 July 1881, her married name became Bowes-Lyon. She was appointed Dame of Grace, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (D.G.St.J.)⁴ After her marriage, Nina Cecilie Cavendish-Bentinck was styled as Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne on 16 February 1904. She was appointed Dame Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.)³

     Margarita zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark was born on 18 April 1905 at Athens, Greece^G.¹ She was the daughter of Andrew zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Prince of Greece and Denmark and Victoria Alice Elisabeth Julie Marie Mountbatten, Princess of Battenberg. She married Gottfried Hermann Alfred Paul Maximilian Viktor VIII Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, son of Ernst Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Maximilian VII Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Alexandra Louise Olga Victoria Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh, on 20 April 1931 at Langenburg, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.^3,4 She died on 24 April 1981 at age 76 at Bad Wiesse, Bayern, Germany^G.¹
     She gained the title of Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark.¹

     Theodora zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark was born on 30 May 1906 at Athens, Greece^G.¹ She was the daughter of Andrew zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Prince of Greece and Denmark and Victoria Alice Elisabeth Julie Marie Mountbatten, Princess of Battenberg. She married Berthold Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst August Heinrich Karl Prinz von Baden, son of Maximilian Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm Prinz von Baden and Marie Louise Prinzessin von Hannover, on 17 August 1931 at Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.¹ She died on 16 October 1969 at age 63 at Konstanz, Germany^G.¹
     She gained the title of Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark.¹ After her marriage, Theodora zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark was styled as Markgräfin von Baden on 17 August 1931.

     Vladimir Aleksandrovitch Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia was born on 22 April 1847 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.² He was the son of Aleksandr II Nikolaievich Romanov, Tsar of Russia and Marie Prinzessin von Hessen und bei Rhein. He married Marie Alexandrine Elisabeth Eleonore Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, daughter of Friedrich Franz II Großherzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Auguste Prinzessin Reuss zu Köstritz, on 28 August 1874 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.³ He died on 17 February 1909 at age 61 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.³
     He gained the title of Grand Duke Vladimir Aleksandrovitch of Russia.¹

     Aleksei Aleksandrovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia was born on 14 January 1850 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.³ He was the son of Aleksandr II Nikolaievich Romanov, Tsar of Russia and Marie Prinzessin von Hessen und bei Rhein. He married Aleksandra Vassilievna Zhukovskya, daughter of Vassili Zhukovsky and Elizabeta von Reuten, in 1870.¹ He died on 27 November 1908 14 Nov 1908 O.S.] At age 58 at Paris, France^G.³
     He gained the title of Grand Duke Aleksei Aleksandrovich of Russia.¹

     Sergei Aleksandrovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia was born on 10 May 1857 at Tsarskoie Selo, Russia^G.³ He was the son of Aleksandr II Nikolaievich Romanov, Tsar of Russia and Marie Prinzessin von Hessen und bei Rhein. He married Elisabeth Alexandra Louise Alice Prinzessin von Hessen und bei Rhein, daughter of Ludwig IV Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Großherzog von Hessen und bei Rhein and Alice Maud Mary Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of the United Kingdom, on 15 June 1884 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.¹ He died on 17 February 1905 at age 47 at Moscow, Russia^G, killed by an anarchist's bomb thrown at his carriage.¹
     He gained the title of Grand Duke Sergei Aleksandrovich of Russia.¹

     Pavel Aleksandrovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia was born on 11 October 1860 [3 Oct 1860 O.S.] at Tsarskoie Selo, Russia^G.³ He was the son of Aleksandr II Nikolaievich Romanov, Tsar of Russia and Marie Prinzessin von Hessen und bei Rhein. He married Alexandra zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark, daughter of William George I zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of the Hellenes and Olga Konstantinovna Romanova, Grand Duchess of Russia, on 17 June 1889 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.³ He married Olga Valerianovna Karnovich, daughter of Valerian Karnovich and Olga Meszaros, on 10 October 1902 at Livorno, Italy^G.⁴ He died on 30 January 1919 at age 58 at Fortress of Peter and Paul, St. Petersburg, Russia^G, shot by the Bolsheviks.³
     He gained the title of Grand Duke Pavel Aleksandrovich of Russia.¹

     Georgii Aleksandrovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia was born on 6 May 1871 [27 April 1871 O.S.] at Tsarskoie Selo, Russia^G.¹ He was the son of Aleksandr III Aleksandrovich Romanov, Tsar of Russia and Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark. He died on 10 July 1899 [28 June 1899 O.S.] at age 28 at Abbas Tuman, Caucasus, Russia^G.¹ He was buried at Cathedral of the Fortress of Peter and Paul, St. Petersburg, Russia^G.
     He gained the title of Grand Duke Thronfolger. He gained the title of Grand Duke Georgii Aleksandrovich of Russia.¹