Arthur, Prince of Wales


HRH The Prince of Wales

Titles	Prince of Wales Duke of Kent
Biographical Information
Born	22 May 1981 (age 44) London, England, United Kingdom
Spouse	Infanta Leonor of Spain (m. 2014)
Issue	Princess Charlotte Prince George Prince Louis Princess Adelaide
Name	Arthur William Philip Augustus
House	Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Father	James IV, King of the United Kingdom
Mother	Princess Olga of Hanover
Religion	Anglican

Arthur, Prince of Wales (born Prince Arthur of Wales on 22 May 1981) is a member of the British Royal Family as the son and heir of James IV, King of the United Kingdom. He is also a member of the Hanoverian Royal Family as the nephew of Ernest Augustus V, King of Hanover, as well as the Spanish Royal Family as the brother-in-law of Juan II, King of Spain.

Life

Arthur was born the only child of James IV, King of the United Kingdom and Princess Olga of Hanover.

He became heir to the British throne upon the death of his grandfather in 2016.

Marriage and Issue

On 24 April 2014, Arthur married Infanta Leonor of Spain in London. Arthur and Leonor have four children, Charlotte, George, Louis, and Adelaide.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Princess Charlotte	7 July 2016
	Prince George	22 May 2022
	Prince Louis	17 June 2023
	Princess Adelaide	3 March 2025

Residences

Kensington Palace; London Residence (March-May; September-November)
Bagshot Park; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
Sandringham House; Winter Residence (December-February)
Balmoral Castle; Summer Residence (June-August)
La Almudaina; Summer Residence (June-August)

Titles and Honours

1981-2014 Prince Arthur of Wales
2014-2016 Prince Arthur, Duke of Kent
2016-present Arthur, Prince of Wales

National Honours

Order of the Garter (2014)

Order of the Thistle (2012)

Order of the Bath (2024)

Royal Victorian Order (1999)

Foreign Honours

Order of Isabella the Catholic (2014) (Spain0

Ancestry


Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
James IV, King of the United Kingdom	King James III of the United Kingdom Princess Judith of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha	King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Princess Maud of Fife Duke Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Countess Viktoria Luise of Solms-Baruth	King George V of the United Kingdom Princess Mary of Teck Duke Alexander of Fife Louise, Princess Royal Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein Count Hans of Solms-Baruth Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein
Princess Olga of Hanover	King Ernest Augustus IV of Hanover Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein	King Ernest Augustus III of Hanover Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia Prince Albert Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Hertha of Ysenburg-Budingen	King Ernest Augustus II of Hanover Princess Thyra of Denmark Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein Duke Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe Bruno, Prince of Ysenburg-Budingen Countess Bertha of Castell-Rudenhausen

Lines of Succession


Arthur, Prince of Wales House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Born: 22 May 1981
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the British throne	Followed by
James IV, King of the United Kingdom	1st in the line of succession	Princess Charlotte of Wales