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     Engelbert IX Herzog von Arenberg was born on 10 August 1872 at Salzburg, Austria^G. He was the son of Engelbert VIII Herzog von Arenberg. He married Princess Hedwige de Ligne, daughter of Prince Charles Joseph Eugene Henri Georges Lamoral de Ligne and Charlotte Josephine de Gontaut-Biron, on 14 October 1897 at Brussels, Belgium^G.¹ He died on 15 January 1949 at age 76.
     He gained the title of Herzog von Recklinghausen.² He gained the title of 9th Herzog von Arenberg.² He was given the name of Engelbert Prosper Ernest Marie Joseph Jules Balthasar Benoit Antoine Eléonore Laurent at birth.²

     Princess Hedwige de Ligne was born on 4 May 1877. She was the daughter of Prince Charles Joseph Eugene Henri Georges Lamoral de Ligne and Charlotte Josephine de Gontaut-Biron. She married Engelbert IX Herzog von Arenberg, son of Engelbert VIII Herzog von Arenberg, on 14 October 1897 at Brussels, Belgium^G.¹ She died on 22 September 1938 at age 61.

     Maurice Georg Jamatel, Count Jamatel married Marie Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, daughter of Adolf Friedrich V Großherog von Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Elisabeth Marie Frederica Amelia Agnes Prinzessin von Anhalt, on 22 June 1899. He and Marie Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Strelitz were divorced on 31 December 1908. He died in 1944.
     He gained the title of Count Jamatel.¹

     Antionette Charlotte Marie Jospehine Karoline Frida Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg was born on 17 April 1838. She was the daughter of Eduard Karl Wilhelm Prinz von Sachsen-Altenburg and Amalie Antoinette Prinzessin von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.² She married Leopold Friedrich I Franz Nikolaus Fürst von Anhalt, son of Leopold IV Friedrich Herzog von Anhalt-Dessau and Friederike Wilhelmina Luise Amalie Prinzessin von Preußen, on 22 April 1854 at Altenburg, Germany^G. She died on 13 October 1908 at age 70.
     She gained the title of Herzogin von Sachsen (styled as HH Duchess of Saxony.¹) She gained the title of Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg.³

     stillborn von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg was born on 7 May 1877 at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Park, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was the son of Friedrich Christian Karl August Prinz von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Helena Augusta Victoria Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of the United Kingdom.¹ He died on 7 May 1877 at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Park, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll was born on 30 April 1823 at Ardencaple Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland^G.³ He was the son of John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll and Joan Glassel.³ He married, firstly, Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, daughter of George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland and Lady Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard, on 31 July 1844 at Trentham, Staffordshire, England^G.⁴ He married, secondly, Amelia Maria Claughton, daughter of Rt. Rev. Thomas Legh Claughton and Hon. Julia Susannah Ward, on 13 August 1881 at Danbury Palace, Essex, England^G.⁴ He married, thirdly, Ina Erskine McNeill, daughter of Archibald McNeill and Christina Mitchell, on 30 July 1895 at Chapel in the Bishop's Palace, Ripon, Yorkshire, North Riding, England^G.⁴ He died on 24 April 1900 at age 76 at Inverary Castle, Argyllshire, Scotland^G.^1,4 He was buried at Kilmun, Cowal^G.⁴
     He succeeded as the 11th Lord of Kintyre [S., 1626] on 25 April 1847.³ He succeeded as the 18th Lord Campbell [S., 1445] on 25 April 1847.³ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Sundridge, of Coomb Bank, Kent [G.B., 1766] on 25 April 1847.³ He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Campbell, of Lundy in Angus, co. Forfar [N.S., 1627] on 25 April 1847.⁵ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Hamilton of Hameldon, co. Leicester [G.B., 1776] on 25 April 1847.³ He succeeded as the 8th Duke of Argyll [S., 1701] on 25 April 1847.³ He succeeded as the 8th Earl of Campbell and Cowall [S., 1701] on 25 April 1847.³ He succeeded as the 8th Marquess of Kintyre and Lorn [S., 1701] on 25 April 1847.³ He succeeded as the 8th Viscount of Lochow and Glenyla [S., 1701] on 25 April 1847.³ He succeeded as the 17th Lord Lorne [S., 1470] on 25 April 1847.³ He succeeded as the 17th Earl of Argyll [S., 1457] on 25 April 1847.³ He succeeded as the 8th Lord of Inverary, Mull, Morvern and Tirie [S., 1701] on 25 April 1847. He held the office of Chancellor of St. Andrews University between 1851 and 1900.³ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 19 June 1851.³ He held the office of Lord Privy Seal between 1852 and 1855.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 4 January 1853.³ He held the office of Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow between 1854 and 1856.³ He held the office of Postmaster-General between 1855 and 1858.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) on 2 May 1856.³ He held the office of Lord Privy Seal between 1859 and 1866.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1862.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Argyllshire between 1862 and 1900.³ He held the office of Secretary of State for India between 1868 and 1874.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1870.⁴ In 1871 founded the Argyll Gathering and Ball.⁶ He held the office of Lord Privy Seal between 1880 and 1881.⁴ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 22 October 1883 and was able to retain his membership of the Order of the Thistle.⁴ He wrote the book The Reign of Law.⁷ He was created 1st Duke of Argyll [U.K.] on 7 August 1892.⁴
     In politics he was considered a Peelite until 1855, a Liberal from 1885 to 1886 and thereafter a Liberal Unionist.⁴ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁸
     

     Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Sutherland-Leveson-Gower was born on 30 May 1824.³ She was the daughter of George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland and Lady Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard.³ She married George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, son of John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll and Joan Glassel, on 31 July 1844 at Trentham, Staffordshire, England^G.³ She died on 25 May 1878 at age 53 at Carlton House Terrace, London, England^G, suddenly.³ She was buried at Kilmun, Cowal^G.³
     From 31 July 1844, her married name became Campbell. After her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Sutherland-Leveson-Gower was styled as Duchess of Argyll on 25 April 1847. She held the office of Mistress of the Robes to HM Queen Victoria between December 1868 and January 1870.³ She was appointed Lady, Royal Order of Victoria and Albert (V.A.)⁴ She was awarded the Imperial Order of the Crown of India (C.I.)⁴

     Charles Edward George Albert Leopold Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 2nd Duke of Albany was born on 19 July 1884 at Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, England^G, posthumously.⁴ He was the son of Leopold George Duncan Albert Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1st Duke of Albany and Hélène Frederike Auguste Prinzessin zu Waldeck und Pyrmont. He was baptised on 4 August 1884 at Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, England^G.⁴ He married Viktoria Adelheid Helene Luise Marie Friederike Prinzessin zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, daughter of Friedrich Ferdinand Georg Christian Karl Wilhelm Herzog zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Karoline Mathilde Prinzessin von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, on 11 October 1905 at Glücksburg Castle, Holstein, Germany^G.⁴ He died on 6 March 1954 at age 69 at Coburg, Bayern, Germany^G.⁵
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Arklow [U.K., 1881] on 19 July 1884.⁶ He gained the title of HRH Prince Charles of Great Britain and Ireland on 19 July 1884.⁴ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Clarence [U.K., 1881] on 19 July 1884.⁶ He succeeded as the 2nd Duke of Albany [U.K., 1881] on 19 July 1884.⁶ He gained the title of Herzog von Sachsen.⁴ He succeeded as the Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha on 30 July 1900.⁴ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) on 27 January 1901.⁴ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 15 July 1902.⁴ In 1915 he was struck of the register of Knights of the Garter, as a result of his support for Kaiser Wilhelm II during World War One.⁵ He abdicated as Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha on 14 November 1918.⁵ On 28 March 1919 his English titles were removed by an Order in Council, after he fought on the German side during the First World War.⁵

     Viktoria Adelheid Helene Luise Marie Friederike Prinzessin zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was born on 31 December 1885 at Grünholz, Holstein, Germany^G.³ She was the daughter of Friedrich Ferdinand Georg Christian Karl Wilhelm Herzog zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Karoline Mathilde Prinzessin von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.⁴ She married Charles Edward George Albert Leopold Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 2nd Duke of Albany, son of Leopold George Duncan Albert Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1st Duke of Albany and Hélène Frederike Auguste Prinzessin zu Waldeck und Pyrmont, on 11 October 1905 at Glücksburg Castle, Holstein, Germany^G.³ She died on 3 October 1970 at age 84 at Greinburg, Austria^G.^4,5,6

     Captain Charles Ambler was born circa 1900. He married Louise Gwendolen Cullen.¹