▁of ▁his ▁elder ▁brother , ▁Prince ▁Alfred , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Edinburgh . ▁He ▁decided , ▁however , ▁to ▁ren ounce ▁his ▁own ▁and ▁his ▁son ' s ▁succession ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁du chy , ▁which ▁then ▁passed ▁to ▁his ▁other ▁nep hew , ▁Prince ▁Charles ▁Edward , ▁the ▁post hum ous ▁son ▁of ▁Prince ▁Leopold , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Alb any . ▁ ▁At ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Chap el ▁in ▁W inds or ▁Castle , ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁Arthur ▁married ▁Princess ▁Louise ▁Margaret ▁of ▁Pr uss ia , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Prince ▁Frederick ▁Charles ▁and ▁a ▁great - nie ce ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Emperor , ▁Arthur ' s ▁god father , ▁Wilhelm ▁I . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁three ▁children : ▁Princess ▁Margaret ▁Victoria ▁Charlotte ▁August a ▁Nor ah ▁( born ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 2 ), ▁Prince ▁Arthur ▁Frederick ▁Patrick ▁Albert ▁( born ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 3 ), ▁and ▁Princess ▁Victoria ▁Pat ric ia ▁Hel ena ▁Elizabeth ▁( born ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 1 8 8 6 ), ▁who ▁were ▁all ▁raised ▁at ▁the ▁Con n aught s ' ▁country ▁home , ▁B ags hot ▁Park , ▁in ▁Sur rey , ▁and ▁after ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁at ▁Clar ence ▁House , ▁the ▁Con n aught s ' ▁London ▁residence . ▁Through ▁his ▁children ' s ▁mar ri ages , ▁Arthur ▁became ▁the ▁father - in - law ▁of ▁Crown ▁Prince ▁Gust af