Charles Armstrong-Jones
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Charles Patrick Inigo Armstrong-Jones (born 1 July 1999) is the son of Viscount Linley
and Viscountess Linley
. He is a great-grandson of King George VI of the United Kingdom
.
Born in London. He has a younger sister, The Hon. Margarita Armstrong-Jones
. He is second-in-line to the Earldom of Snowdon
after his father, Lord Linley. He is styled The Hon. Charles Armstrong-Jones.
His first name (Charles) is in honour of his first cousin once removed
, Charles, Prince of Wales
; his second name (Patrick) is in honour of Saint Patrick
, the patron saint of Ireland, the birthplace of his mother; his third name (Inigo) is in honour of the 17th century English architect and designer Inigo Jones
.
David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley
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and Viscountess Linley
Serena Armstrong-Jones, Viscountess Linley
Serena Alleyne Armstrong-Jones, Viscountess Linley is an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and a member, by marriage, of the extended British Royal Family. She was born in Limerick, Ireland.-Background:...
. He is a great-grandson of King George VI of the United Kingdom
George VI of the United Kingdom
George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...
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Born in London. He has a younger sister, The Hon. Margarita Armstrong-Jones
Margarita Armstrong-Jones
The Honourable Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne Armstrong-Jones is the only daughter of Viscount Linley and Viscountess Linley. She was born three months after the death of her grandmother, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and a month and a half after the death of her great-grandmother...
. He is second-in-line to the Earldom of Snowdon
Earl of Snowdon
Earl of Snowdon is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1961, together with the subsidiary title Viscount Linley, of Nymans in the County of Sussex, for Antony Armstrong-Jones, who was then the husband of HRH The Princess Margaret...
after his father, Lord Linley. He is styled The Hon. Charles Armstrong-Jones.
His first name (Charles) is in honour of his first cousin once removed
Cousin chart
In kinship terminology, a cousin is a relative with whom one shares one or more common ancestors. The term is rarely used when referring to a relative in one's immediate family where there is a more specific term . The term "blood relative" can be used synonymously and establishes the existence of...
, Charles, Prince of Wales
Charles, Prince of Wales
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...
; his second name (Patrick) is in honour of Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick was a Romano-Briton and Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognized patron saint of Ireland or the Apostle of Ireland, although Brigid of Kildare and Colmcille are also formally patron saints....
, the patron saint of Ireland, the birthplace of his mother; his third name (Inigo) is in honour of the 17th century English architect and designer Inigo Jones
Inigo Jones
Inigo Jones is the first significant British architect of the modern period, and the first to bring Italianate Renaissance architecture to England...
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