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Albert Victor, the Duke of Clarence and later King George V, was known for his many romantic conquests throughout his lifetime. He had a penchant for beautiful women that was only matched by his ability to charm them.
With his impeccable dress sense and dashing good looks, the man nicknamed ‘The Bull’ by his friends could have any woman he wanted. However, it seems like he preferred blondes over brunettes.
King of England: 1910 – 1936
Clarence Albert Edward George Patrick David was born on 30 January 1864 as the second child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. In 1884, he married Princess Alexandra of Denmark but they divorced in 1895 after being estranged since they met at a ball five years prior.
He remarried Princess Mary of Teck in 1899 but this time around things went better with him as the husband. Throughout their marriage, they had two daughters: Princess Alice (b 1900) and Princess Alix (b 1904). The couple also had one son: Prince George Victor (b 1901). In 1912, he became the Duke of Clarence when his father ascended to the throne as King George V.

Married Princess May of Teck

Clarence married Princess May of Teck in 1899. The couple had two daughters, Princess Alice and Princess Alix, and one son, Prince George Victor.

In 1912, he became the Duke of Clarence when his father ascended to the throne as King George V.

Married Princess Elisabeth of Greece and Denmark

The Duke of Clarence had his eye on one woman in particular: the actress Elisabeth of Greece and Denmark. He met her at a ball in 1897 and became infatuated with her. She was already married to Herbert Bismarck, Prince of Germany when he proposed to her in 1899. However, she agreed to marry him after he successfully petitioned for an annulment from his marriage to Alexandra.
After their marriage, Elisabeth filed for divorce after just three years and returned to Germany where she started a relationship with Prince Albert Victor’s brother, the Duke of Albany. The two never married but they lived together until his death in 1939.
Although King George V was not particularly happy about the affair, he still granted the Kingship of Greece to Albert Victor after he died and they remained married until her death in 1953.

Married Lady Alexandrina Victoria Leondoria Gortz, Duchess of Manchester

In 1884, he married Princess Alexandra of Denmark but they divorced in 1895 after being estranged since they met at a ball five years prior.
He remarried Princess Mary of Teck in 1899 but this time around things went better with him as the husband. Throughout their marriage, they had two daughters: Princess Alice (b 1900) and Princess Alix (b 1904). The couple also had one son: Prince George Victor (b 1901). In 1912, he became the Duke of Clarence when his father ascended to the throne as King George V.

Romance With The Marchioness of Ripon

The Duke of Clarence had a huge love for the British aristocracy and women of the upper class. He was married to Princess Mary of Teck in 1899 but he soon found new love with the Marchioness of Ripon. The Marchioness was known as ‘the most talked about beauty’ in London by 1888 because she was considered to be the epitome of perfection. She also became a royal favourite when she met Queen Victoria while they were attending a ball together, which is how they met.
They fell in love and quickly married on 3 June 1890 but that marriage ended on 2 December 1892 after just three years because their son, Prince Albert Victor, died shortly before his third birthday from an attack of diarrhoea.
It wasn’t long after that the Duke met another marchioness- this time it was Lady Rosebery who also happened to be Queen Victoria’s cousin. They were married on 10 July 1893 and had two daughters: Princess Patricia (b 1895) and Princess Marina (b 1889). Unlike his previous marriages, this one lasted until his death in 1936 despite all their troubles throughout their marriage such as Lady Rosebery becoming ill and fearing for her life during World War 1, which scared off many suitors who wanted to marry her daughter, Princess Patricia.
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Albert Victor romantically took many lovers throughout his lifetime but few could compare to Lady Rosebery who he loved passionately and deeply which is why they

St. Andrews Hall Affair

: 1891
In 1891, Clarence had a three-year affair with Lucy Worsley, the daughter of a British army officer. The two were caught by her father and it was published in the press. This caused Clarence to be shunned by his peers.
One of his most fascinating conquests came about when he met Clementine Churchill at a ball in 1895. Famous for her looks and charm, she became the Duchess of Marlborough in 1896 after marrying Winston Churchill that year.
When she turned 16, he married her on 15 April 1897. They had one daughter – Diana – before their marriage ended in 1922 when Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein became pregnant with Winston’s child. In 1923, King George V made him Prince Consort and they divorced soon after.
The Duke of Devonshire: 1904 – 1906
In 1904, Clarence met Lady Almina Wentworth Fitzalan-Howard (later known as Lady Almina Herbert), the 4th illegitimate daughter of the 12th Earl of Carnarvon and a member of the wealthy Howard family from Yorkshire in England. At first there was an instant spark between them but they decided to keep their affair secret since it would cause a scandal if it got out. It wasn’t until 1908 that they decided to marry after he inherited his title from his uncle (the 13th Duke). The couple had three children: George William Patrick Herbert (1909), Anne Frances Herbert (1911),

Ended Up in a Scandal With the Mistress of His Son

Clarence was a notorious womanizer. He had many mistresses and dated a variety of women, even those usually off limits to the aristocracy. So, it wasn’t surprising that he had a mistress with whom he fathered an illegitimate son.
In 1909, Clarence met the beautiful sixteen-year-old Maud Fitzherbert who would become his mistress. She became pregnant with their son and they ran away together in 1910. However, there was trouble when Maud’s mother found out and they had to elope again, this time to France where they were married.
Maud later died of pneumonia in Cannes at the age of twenty-six in 1915 when her son was only two years old. The couple never officially divorced but Clarence never acknowledged their son as his legitimate heir and didn’t support him financially either.

Concluded That He Was Unsuitable for Marriage for a Woman with a Good reputation

In the year 1911, he decided that he was unsuitable for marriage with a woman who had a good reputation. He explained this decision by saying:

“I am not worth it. I cannot give what is due to a woman like that. I want a woman who has other attractions besides her good name and her beauty. A woman who is nice and pleasant and sympathetic, but who is not above doing things those others would call wrong, if she were only asked to do them.”

Conclusion

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