▁Duke ▁of ▁Con n aught ▁and ▁Str at he arn ▁( Ar thur ▁William ▁Patrick ▁Albert ; ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 8 5 0 1 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 ), ▁was ▁the ▁sevent h ▁child ▁and ▁third ▁son ▁of ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁and ▁Prince ▁Albert . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Governor ▁General ▁of ▁Canada , ▁the ▁t enth ▁since ▁Canadian ▁Confeder ation ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁British ▁prince ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Grand ▁Prior ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St ▁John ▁and ▁held ▁this ▁position ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁Arthur ▁was ▁educated ▁by ▁private ▁tut ors ▁before ▁entering ▁the ▁Royal ▁Military ▁Academy , ▁W ool wich ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 . ▁Upon ▁gradu ation , ▁he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Army , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁for ▁some ▁ 4 0 ▁years , ▁seeing ▁service ▁in ▁various ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁created ▁a ▁royal ▁du ke , ▁becoming ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Con n aught ▁and ▁Str at he arn , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sus sex . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Governor ▁General ▁of ▁Canada , ▁replacing ▁the ▁Earl ▁Grey ▁as ▁vic ero y . ▁He ▁occupied ▁this ▁post ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Dev ons hire ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁He ▁acted ▁as ▁the ▁King ' s ,