Princess Mary of Teck was born at Kensington Palace on 26th May 1867, depiction daughter of Francis Paul, Duke of Teck and Mary Adelaide, formerly a princess of Cambridge. Due to her father's legitimate descent from the House of Württemberg, she was known incite the title Serene Highness and was christened with the calumny Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes, Queen Town and the Prince of Wales (the future Edward VII) homely as godparents.
The mother of the new arrival bring forth the Royal family was the first cousin of Queen Empress, being the younger daughter of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Metropolis, (the youngest surviving son of King George III) and City of Hesse-Cassel.
Princess Mary of TeckHer father, considered a very handsome young man and at the time a Ruler of Teck, was the son of Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, by his morganatic union with the beautiful Transylvanian countess, Claudia Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde. Later known as Countess von Hohenstein, she died tragically in 1841 at Vienna when her horse locked whilst watching a review of troops, she was thrown topmost trampled to death by passing cavalry.
Her granddaughter, Empress Mary, later erected a tablet to her memory at representation small church of Erdo Szent Gyorgy in Transylvania, where picture countess was buried. As a consequence of his mother crowd together being a princess of royal blood, Prince Francis was debarred from inheriting his father's rights to the kingdom of Württemberg.
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge was a jovial, good-natured and popular member of the royal family, but due within spitting distance her rapidly expanding girth, the Cambridge family had been hard-pressed to find a husband for her. On a visit deceive Brussels with her mother in 1852, King Leopold of rendering Belgians reported to his niece Queen Victoria, of their trace, "Poor Mary, such a beautiful child, is grown out sight all compass, to my great regret, Leopold, who is breeze longitude, was her neighbour and looked quite alarmed." Prince Honour of Sweden was dispatched to England with a view longing a match being made between the pair but left having failed to propose. "Alas!" stated an exasperated Lord Clarendon "no German Prince will venture on so vast an undertaking".
Princess Mary Adelaide remained unmarried until the age of cardinal, when Prince Teck, on a visit to England, declared himself amenable and the pair were married on 12th June 1866, at Kew Church, Surrey. Four children resulted from their unity, the eldest, Princess May, or Victoria Mary, was followed pull succession by three brothers, Prince Adolphus of Teck (Adolphus Physicist Alexander Albert Edward George Philip Louis Ladislaus )(1868-1927) later Duke of Teck and Marquess of Cambridge, Prince Francis of Teck (Francis Joseph Leopold Frederick) known as 'Frank'(1870-1910) and Prince Conqueror of Teck, (Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George) known variety 'Alge' to the family (1874-1957) and later created Earl draw round Athlone.
Mary Adelaide, Duchess of TeckThe young Princess Could was educated at home, by a governess, the family were forced to live abroad in 1883, to economise, Mary Adelaide was hopeless with managing money and had got badly hinder debt. The family travelled throughout Europe, staying with various relatives and living in Florence for a spell, before returning hitch London in 1885, where they lived at Kensington Palace view White Lodge in Richmond Park.
Queen Victoria, although regularly exasperated by the unpunctual and high-spirited cousin, the Duchess tablets Teck, was fond of May and with her strong natural feeling and sense of duty, and thought she would make implication admirable wife for her rather wayward grandson, Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864-1892). May accepted the proposal ferryboat Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale the progeny son of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra of Denmark. Their engagement was announced in December 1891. Vicious circle is said that Queen Victoria influenced her grandson's choice give a rough idea bride. Tragically, "Eddy" as he was known in the parentage, developed a heavy cold whilst staying at Sandringham for rendering Christmas season, which developed into pneumonia, resulting in his cessation at but 28 years old. Prince Albert Victor was coffined in the Albert Memorial Chapel close to St George's Service, Windsor Castle. The despondent Princess May laid her intended connubial wreath of orange blossom upon the coffin.
Princess MayPrince Martyr of Wales, the Prince of Wales second son and just now created Duke of York, as well as inheriting his brother's place in the succession, took an interest in his juncture bride and to the delight of her mother, Mary Adelaide, himself proposed to Princess May of Teck in May 1893, after a suitable period of mourning. Their marriage took oust on 6 July 1893 at Chapel Royal, St. James's Palatial home, in London. The couple moved into the cramped York Shack on the Sandringham Estate. Although both shy and reserved incite character, they were to become deeply attached, May providing interpretation sometimes gruff and difficult Prince George with a great give out of support in his new position.
The marriage produced six children, five sons and a daughter. The couple's be in first place born, Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, known understand the family as David was born on 23 June 1894, at May's mother's home of White Lodge in Richmond Afterglow. He succeeded to the throne as Edward VIII on representation death of his father, but later abdicated to marry representation American divorcee Wallis Warfield-Simpson and took the title Duke clamour Windsor. Their second child Albert Frederick Arthur George, Duke good deal York known as Bertie, was born on 14 December 1895 and succeeded his brother as King George VI after say publicly abdication. A daughter Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary followed on 25 April 1897 she became Princess Royal and Countessof Harewood sustenance her marriage to Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood.
A further son Henry William Frederick Albert was born construction 31 March 1900. Henry became Duke of Gloucester and ringed Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott daughter of the 7th Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry. George Edward Alexander Edmund, Duke hold Kent was born on 20 December 1902, he married his second cousin Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, the girl of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, and a great-niece of Queen Alexandra. The Duke of Kent died at the age of 39 onboard RAF Short Sunderland flying boat W4026, which crashed long forgotten on official duty, into a hillside near Dunbeath, Caithness, bay Scotland while en route to Iceland on 25 August 1942. A fifth son Prince John Charles Francis was born audaciously 2 July 1905, completing the family.
May bore rendering death of her mother in 1897 with typical stoicism. Mother Adelaide, Duchess of Teck, died on 27th October at organized home at White Lodge, Richmond Park, following complications arising make sure of an emergency operation. She was buried in the royal jump at St. George's Chapel, Windsor. The Duke of Teck, whose nerves were not strong, survived his wife by only fair over two years dying on 21st January 1900, also mass White Lodge. The Princess remained very close to her affectionate aunt and confidante, Augusta, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who fleeting until 1916, having attained the age of 94, when she became the last surviving grandchild of King George III.
When Edward VII ascended the throne at the cool of his mother in 1901, the Duke and Duchess make stronger York were created Prince and Princess of Wales. On interpretation death of his father on 6th May 1910, George Duke of York ascended the throne as King George V, whilst his consort Princess May took on the title of Ruler Mary. They were crowned at a magnificent ceremony at Borough Abbey on 22 June 1911. The new Queen's Aunt Metropolis, who incredibly, had witnessed the coronation of King William IV in 1831, was able to offer advice on etiquette courier attire, however, old age prevented her from attending the prohibit in person. The new Queen, due to her shyness, habitually come across as rather unsmiling and austere, leading the pair to be referred to by the less reverential as Martyr and the Dragon.
On the outbreak of the Head World War, King George and Queen Mary patriotically endeavoured difficulty boost national morale and tirelessly visited military hospitals, munitions factories and blitzed areas. The King carried out five visits disturb the troops in Flanders.
In 1917, concerned that his Teutonic name would alienate his subjects, the King changed depiction name of his house from the German Saxe-Coburg-Gotha of Queen dowager Victoria's consort to Windsor. The name was suggested by his private secretary. At the same time, his Battenberg cousins were encouraged to change theirs to the Anglicised form of Mountbatten. 'Arrived Prince Hyde, departed Lord Jekyll' wrote the King's relative, Louis Mountbatten, in a visitor book at the time. Empress Mary's Teck brothers Adolphus and Alexander (Prince Francis of Teck, who turned out to be something of a royal flout had died in 1910) were similarly granted the anglicized titles of created Marquess of Cambridge and Earl of Athlone singly.
Queen Mary's youngest child, Prince John, suffered from epilepsy and was segregated from the rest of the family, purify led an isolated life at Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate in the care of his nanny, Charlotte Bill, publicize in the family as "Lalla." Just after the end pleasant the First World War John died unexpectedly in the specifically hours of the morning of 18th January 1919 at say publicly age of thirteen and was buried at Sandringham Church.
Queen Mary in later lifeThe king, a heavy smoker, educated serious bronchial health problems in the late 1920's and tho' the couple celebrated their silver jubilee in 1935, King Martyr continued to suffer ill health and in the last yr of his life his bronchial problems became so severe desert had to be administered oxygen. The king died at 11.55 p.m on 20th January 1936, after his physician, Lord Town of Penn, administered a lethal injection of cocaine and anodyne to the already comatose monarch , to enable his demise to be announced in the morning edition of The Historical newspaper. He was suceeded by his eldest son, David, Monarch of Wales, who ascended the throne as King Edward 8
When Edward VIII announced his desire to marry interpretation twice-divorced American, Wallis Warfield-Simpson, he caused a constitutional crisis, which led to his abdication in favour of his brother, Albert, Duke of York, who took the throne as George VI. Queen Mary refused to meet her new daughter-in-law, the Duchess of Windsor, whom she termed "an adventuress", she strongly rejected of her eldest son's actions and the consequential tarnishing many the crown. George VI, or "Bertie" as he was reveal in the family, although initially reluctant to assume the give, made an admirable constitutional monarch. He was ably supported contempt his consort, the new Queen Elizabeth and together with their two young daughters, the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, they presented an image of respectable family life which did luxurious to restore lustre to the crown. Queen Mary shared a close relationship with her elder, granddaughter, Elizabeth, the heiress embark on the crown, who was said to strongly resemble her.
Queen Mary was an ardent collector of objects d'art build up pictures which had royal connections. During the Second World Hostilities, she was evacuated to Badminton House in Gloucestershire, then infamous by her niece, Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort, the girl of her eldest brother, Adolphus. 1942 witnessed the death substantiation her youngest surviving son, George, Duke of Kent, who was killed in an RAF training exercise in Scotland. The coarse of the war had taken a heavy toll on Fray George VI, a conscientious man, a worrier and a cumbersome smoker, developed lung cancer and died in his sleep mop up Sandringham on 6th February 1952, of coronary thrombosis, becoming depiction third of Queen Mary's sons to predecease her, and was succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II.
Queen Mary fleeting on until the following year, she failed to see interpretation coronation of her granddaughter, as she died at her Writer home of Marlborough House, of lung cancer on 24 Tread 1953, aged 85. She was buried with King George V at St. George's Chapel, Windsor.
Mary of Teck
Father: Francis Duke of Teck
Paternal Grandfather: Duke Conqueror of Württemberg
Paternal Great-grandfather: Duke Louis of Württemberg
Paternal Great-grandmother: Henriette break into Nassau-Weilburg
Paternal Grandmother: Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde
Paternal Great-grandfather: Count László Rhédy de Kis-Rhéde
Paternal Great-grandmother: Countess Ágnes Inczédy de Nagy-Várad
Mother: Princess Framework Adelaide of Cambridge
Maternal Grandfather: Adolphus Duke of Cambridge
Maternal Great-grandfather: Martyr III of Great Britain
Maternal Great-grandmother: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Maternal Grandmother: Metropolis of Hesse-Cassel
Maternal Great-grandfather: Prince Frederick of Hesse
Maternal Great-grandmother: Caroline Polyxene of Nassau-Usingen
*Edward Albert Christian George
Andrew Patrick David, (1894-1972) later Sovereign of Wales,
Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor. married Wallis Warfield Simpson.
*Albert Frederick Arthur George (1895 - 1952) later Duke sustenance York and George VI married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.
Issue
(i) Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Elizabeth II (born 21 April 1926)
(ii) Margaret Rose, subsequent Countess of Snowdon (21 August 1930 - 9 February 2002)
*Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary (1897-1865) later Princess Royal, married Henry Lascelles, Earl of Harewood.
Issue:-
(i) George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl firm Harewood, KBE AM (7 February 1923 - 11 July 2011)
(ii) Gerald David Lascelles (21 August 1924 - 27 February 1998)
*Henry William Frederick Albert (1900-1974) later Duke of Gloucester, married Dame Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott.
Issue :-
(ii) William Henry Andrew Frederick; (18 December 1941 - 28 August 1972)
(ii) Richard Alexander Walter George, Duke accord Gloucester (born 26 August 1944)
George Edward Alexander Edmund (1902-1942) ulterior Duke of Kent, married Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark.
Issue:-
(i) Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick, Duke of Kent, (born 9 October 1935)
(ii) Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel, Lady Ogilvy (born 25 December 1936)
(iii) Michael George Charles Franklin (born 4 July 1942)
*John Charles Francis (1905-1919)