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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (died 2004)

Born
December 25, 1901
Died
October 29, 2004
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1901

About Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (born Lady Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott; 25 December 1901 – 29 October 2004), was a member of the British royal family. She was the wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the third son of King George V and Queen Mary. She was the mother of Prince William of Gloucester and Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester. The daughter of the 7th Duke of Buccleuch, Scotland's largest landowner, she became by marriage a princess of the United Kingdom, and a sister-in-law of Edward VIII and George VI. She was thus an aunt-by-marriage of Elizabeth II. Alice was extremely well-travelled, both before and after her marriage. At the time of her death at age 102, she was the longest-lived member of the British royal family.

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Career and life highlights

The world when Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester was born

Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester was born in 1901. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1901

  • Best-selling book"The Crisis" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst American League season
  • Top headlinePresident McKinley assassinated — Roosevelt becomes president
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic radio signal by Marconi
  • World population~1.61B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley / Theodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population77.6M

1901 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19012026
Population77.6M341 million

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