Alexander Ramsay of Mar

Alexander Arthur Alfonso David Maule Ramsay of Mar DL (21 December 1919 – 20 December 2000) was the only child of Princess Patricia of Connaught, who renounced her royal title and style when she married then-Captain the Hon. Alexander Ramsay in February 1919. His mother was the youngest child of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, the third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. His father was the third son of John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie. Through the marriage of his maternal aunt, Princess Margaret of Connaught, to the Swedish prince who later became King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden, his first cousins included Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, whose son later became King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden; and Princess Ingrid of Sweden, who later became Queen of Denmark after marrying the Danish prince who later became King Frederik IX of Denmark.

Alexander Ramsay of Mar
Capt. Alexander Ramsay of Mar, 1944
Personal details
Born
Alexander Arthur Alfonso David Maule Ramsay

(1919-12-21)21 December 1919
Clarence House, London, England
Died20 December 2000(2000-12-20) (aged 80)
Mar Lodge Estate, Inverey, Aberdeenshire
Spouse
(m. 1956)
ChildrenKatharine Fraser, Mistress of Saltoun
The Hon. Alice Ramsay of Mar
The Hon. Elizabeth Ramsay of Mar
Parent(s)The Hon. Sir Alexander Ramsay
Princess Patricia of Connaught
Alma materEton College
Trinity College, Oxford
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