▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁appointed ▁colon el - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁regiment , ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Regiment ▁( D u ke ▁of ▁Con n aught ' s ▁O wn ), ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁He ▁held ▁that ▁appointment ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁field ▁mar shal , ▁and ▁there after ▁served ▁in ▁various ▁important ▁positions , ▁including ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁with ▁the ▁dual ▁position ▁of ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁Army ▁Corps ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁and ▁Ins pect or - General ▁of ▁the ▁Forces , ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁ ▁Pe er age , ▁marriage , ▁and ▁family ▁On ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁birth day ▁( 2 4 ▁May ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁Arthur ▁was ▁created ▁a ▁royal ▁peer , ▁being ▁titled ▁as ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Con n aught ▁and ▁Str at he arn ▁and ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sus sex . ▁Some ▁years ▁later , ▁Arthur ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁direct ▁line ▁of ▁succession ▁to ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Sax e - C ob urg ▁and ▁Goth a ▁in ▁Germany , ▁upon ▁the ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁of ▁his ▁nep hew , ▁Prince ▁Alfred ▁of ▁Edinburgh , ▁the ▁only ▁son