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     Benjamin Charles Philip Rimell was born in 1994.¹ He is the son of Mark P. R. Rimell and Joanna Rosalind Sinclair.¹

     Maj.-Gen. Lord Albert Edward Wilfred Gleichen was born on 15 January 1863 at London, England.¹ He was the son of Viktor Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Lady Laura Wilhelmina Seymour.¹ He married Hon. Sylvia Gay Edwardes, daughter of Henry George Edwardes and Cecilia Douglas Bayley, on 2 July 1910 at London, England.¹ He died on 13 December 1937 at age 74 at London, England.¹
     Maj.-Gen. Lord Albert Edward Wilfred Gleichen usually went by his middle name of Edward.¹ He gained the title of Graf von Gleichen.¹ He fought in the Sudan Campaign.² He fought in the Dongola Expedition.² He was decorated with the award of Order of Medjidie (2nd Class).² He fought in the Boer War.² He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.).² He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.).² He was decorated with the award of Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.).² He was invested as a Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.).² He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM Queen Victoria.² Between 1901 and 1903 he was attached to the Egyptian Army.² He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King Edward VII.² He was Military Attaché to Germany between 1903 and 1906.² He was Military Attaché to the U.S.A. between 1906 and 1907.² He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King George V between 1910 and 1936.² He was commanding officer of the 15th Infantry Brigade, Irish Command between 1911 and 1914.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He was Major-General of the 37th Division between 1915 and 1916.² On 12 September 1917 he relinquished his German titles, and was granted the rank of a marquess's younger son.² He was decorated with the award of Commander, Legion of Honour.² He was decorated with the award of Order of Dannebrog of Denmark (1st Class).² He was invested as a Knight of Grace, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (K.G.St.J.).² He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King Edward VIII in 1936.² He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King George VI in 1937.²

     Hon. Sylvia Gay Edwardes was born on 16 February 1880 at Paris, France.¹ She was the daughter of Henry George Edwardes and Cecilia Douglas Bayley.¹ She married Maj.-Gen. Lord Albert Edward Wilfred Gleichen, son of Viktor Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Lady Laura Wilhelmina Seymour, on 2 July 1910 at London, England.¹ She died on 27 October 1942 at age 62 at Bath, Somerset, England.¹
     Hon. Sylvia Gay Edwardes held the office of Maid of Honour to HM Queen Victoria.² She held the office of Maid of Honour to HM Queen Alexandra.² Her married name became Gleichen.

     Henry George Edwardes was born on 15 December 1844. He was the son of Captain William Edwardes, 3rd Baron Kensington and Laura Jane Ellison. He married Cecilia Douglas Bayley, daughter of Charles John Bayley, on 4 July 1878. He died on 30 December 1896 at age 52.

     Cecilia Douglas Bayley was born on 16 February 1844. She was the daughter of Charles John Bayley. She married Henry George Edwardes, son of Captain William Edwardes, 3rd Baron Kensington and Laura Jane Ellison, on 4 July 1878.
     From 4 July 1878, her married name became Edwardes.

     Cecil Lawrence Herbert Auriol Edwardes was born on 6 September 1881. He was the son of Henry George Edwardes and Cecilia Douglas Bayley. He died on 7 March 1905 at age 23.

     Lady Feodora Georgina Maud Gleichen was born on 20 December 1861 at London, England.¹ She was the daughter of Viktor Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Lady Laura Wilhelmina Seymour.¹ She died on 22 February 1922 at age 60 at London, England, unmarried.¹
     Lady Feodora Georgina Maud Gleichen gained the title of Gräfin von Gleichen.¹ She was a sculptress.² On 12 September 1917 she relinquished her German titles, and was granted the rank of a marquess's daughter.²

     Lady Victoria Alice Leopoldine Ada Laura Gleichen was born on 28 November 1868 at London, England.¹ She was the daughter of Viktor Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Lady Laura Wilhelmina Seymour.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Percy Wilfred Machell on 5 December 1905 at London, England.¹ She died on 10 September 1951 at age 82 at London, England.¹
     Lady Victoria Alice Leopoldine Ada Laura Gleichen also went by the nick-name of Valda.¹ She gained the title of Gräfin von Gleichen.¹ Her married name became Machell. On 12 September 1917 she relinquished her German titles, and was granted the rank of a marquess's daughter.²

     Lt.-Col. Percy Wilfred Machell married Lady Victoria Alice Leopoldine Ada Laura Gleichen, daughter of Viktor Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Lady Laura Wilhelmina Seymour, on 5 December 1905 at London, England.¹ He died on 1 July 1916 at Warly-Baillon, Marne, France, killed in action.¹
     Lt.-Col. Percy Wilfred Machell lived at Crackenthorpe Hall, Appleby, Westmorland, England.² He was decorated with the award of Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.).² He fought in the First World War.² He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.).²