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Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921– )

Prince of the UK, husband of Elizabeth II, a grandson of George I of Greece and a great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria. He was born in Corfu, Greece, but grew up in England and became a naturalized British subject in 1947.

He was educated at Gordonstoun and Dartmouth Naval College. During World War II he served in the Mediterranean, taking part in the battle of Matapan, and in the Pacific. He married Princess Elizabeth and received the title Duke of Edinburgh in 1947. In 1956 he founded the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme to encourage creative achievement among young people. He was created a prince of the UK in 1957, and awarded the Order of Merit in 1968. His other titles are Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich.

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