Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster

Infobox British Royalty

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name = Alexander Windsor
title = Earl of Ulster
spouse = Claire Windsor, Countess of Ulster
issue = Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden
full name = Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor
father = Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
mother = Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester
date of birth = birth date and age|1974|10|24|df=yes
place of birth = London, United Kingdom
occupation = |

Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor, Earl of Ulster (born 24 October 1974) is the only son of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. As the eldest son and heir of the Duke of Gloucester he is styled Earl of Ulster. He attended Eton College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and holds a degree in War Studies from King's College London.

He was married on 22 June 2002 to Dr Claire Booth in the Queen's Chapel, St. James's Palace, London.

Lord Ulster was commissioned into the King's Royal Hussars in 1995 and has been a Captain since 2000; he saw active service in Kosovo in 2002 and it has recently been reported that his regiment will be deployed to Iraq. Lord Ulster has been even more rarely in the public eye than his two sisters, Lady Davina Lewis and Lady Rose Gilman.

Lord Ulster is currently 20th in the line of succession to the British Throne and serves as London Program Manager for the Transnational Crisis Project. [ [http://www.crisisproject.org/the-team/15-the-team/24-alexander-ulster Transnational Crisis Project - Alexander Ulster] ]

Lord and Lady Ulster had their first child, Xan Richard Anders, styled "Lord Culloden" by courtesy, on 12 March 2007.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles

*24 October 1974- Earl of Ulster

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1= 1. Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster
2= 2. Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
3= 3. Birgitte Eva van Deurs
4= 4. Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
5= 5. Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott
6= 6. Asger Preben Knud Wissing Henriksen
7= 7. Vivian van Deurs
8= 8. George V of the United Kingdom
9= 9. Mary of Teck
10= 10. John Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch
11= 11. Margaret Bridgeman
12= 12. Anders Peder Henriksen
13= 13. Sorine Caroline Wissing
14= 14. Osvald Valdemar van Deurs
15= 15. Anni Bach
16= 16. Edward VII of the United Kingdom
17= 17. Alexandra of Denmark
18= 18. Francis, Duke of Teck
19= 19. Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
20= 20. William Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch
21= 21. Louisa Jane Hamilton
22= 22. George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford
23= 23. Ida Frances Annabella Lumley
24= 24. Henrik Pedersen
25= 25. Maren Rasmussen
26= 26. Niels Sorensen Wissing
27= 27. Jette Marie Andreasen Hoppe
28= 28. Harald Valdemar van Deurs
29= 29. Marie Elise Bodenhoff

Patrilineal descent

Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster's patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son.

His patrilineal descent (the principle behind membership in Germanic royal houses) can be traced back through the generations -- which means that if Earl of Ulster were to choose an historically accurate house name it would be Wettin, as all her male-line ancestors have been members.

The line diverges from the British royal line at Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, and from then on follows his paternal ancestors.

Descent before Conrad the Great is taken from [http://fabpedigree.com/s056/f354285.htm fabpedigree.com] and may be inaccurate.

House of Wettin
#Burkhard I, Duke of Thuringia, d. 870
#Burchard, Duke of Thuringia, 836 - 908
#(possibly) Burkhard III of Grabfeldgau, 866 - 913
#Dedi I, Count in the Hessegau, 896 - 957
#(probably) Dietrich I, Count of Wettin, d. 976
#(possibly) Dedi II, Count in the Hessegau, 946 - 1009
#Dietrich II of Wettin, 991 - 1034
#Thimo I, Count of Wettin, d. 1099
#Thimo II the Brave, Count of Wettin, d. 1118
#Conrad, Margrave of Meissen, 1098 - 1157
#Otto II, Margrave of Meissen, 1125 - 1190
#Dietrich I, Margrave of Meissen, 1162 - 1221
#Henry III, Margrave of Meissen, c. 1215 - 1288
#Albert II, Margrave of Meissen, 1240 - 1314
#Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen, 1257 - 1323
#Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen, 1310 - 1349
#Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia, 1332 - 1381
#Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 1370 - 1428
#Frederick II, Elector of Saxony, 1412 - 1464
#Ernest, Elector of Saxony, 1441 - 1486
#John, Elector of Saxony, 1468 - 1532
#John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 1503 - 1554
#Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, 1530 - 1573
#John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, 1570 - 1605
#Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, 1601 - 1675
#John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1658 - 1729
#Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1697 - 1764
#Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1724 - 1800
#Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1750 - 1806
#Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1784 - 1844
#Albert, Prince Consort, 1819 - 1861
#Edward VII of the United Kingdom, 1841 - 1910
#George V of the United Kingdom, 1865 - 1936
#The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, 1900-1974
#Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, 1944-
#Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster, 1974-

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