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Lord Edward Gleichen
1863–1937
A soldier, courtier, and travel writer with close ties to the royal world, he lived a life that moved from imperial campaigns to the court of Edward VII. His memoirs and books capture both the pageantry and the politics of the late Victorian and early 20th-century British Empire.
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The Doings of the Fifteenth Infantry Brigade: August 1914 to March 1915
by Lord Edward Gleichen
About the author
Born in 1863, Lord Edward Gleichen was a British Army officer who rose to the rank of major-general and also served as a courtier. He was the son of Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and was connected to Queen Victoria's wider family, a background that placed him close to both military and royal circles.
His career took him across several major episodes of the British Empire. He served with the Grenadier Guards, saw action in Sudan and the South African War, and during the First World War held senior command, including leadership of the 15th Brigade and later the 37th Division. He also served as an Extra Equerry to King Edward VII, linking his public life at court with his military service.
Gleichen wrote as well as served. Among his books are A Guardsman's Memories, a recollection of his life and career, and works connected with travel and international affairs, including Yugoslavia. He died in 1937, leaving behind a record of a world shaped by empire, war, diplomacy, and ceremony.