| Biography | Francis, Duke of Teck (Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander; 28 August 1837 21 January 1900), until 1863 known as Count Francis von Hohenstein, was a member of the German nobility, and later of the British Royal Family. He was the father of Queen Mary, the wife of King George V, and therefore an ancestor of the present queen and Royal Family. Francis held the titles of Count of Hohenstein (Graf von Hohenstein) and later Duke of Teck (Herzog von Teck) and was granted the style His Serene Highness in 1863. He was granted the British style of Highness in 1887.
He married his father's third cousin (in descent from King George II of Great Britain) Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, the younger daughter of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, and a granddaughter of George III.
The couple married on 12 June 1866 at St. Anne's Church, Kew in Surrey. They had one daughter and three sons:
Princess Victoria Mary of Teck (18671953); later Queen Mary, Queen-Consort of the United Kingdom.
Prince Adolphus of Teck (18681927); later Duke of Teck and Marquess of Cambridge.
Prince Francis of Teck (18701910).
Prince Alexander of Teck (18741957); later Earl of Athlone.
He was created Duke of Teck by the King of Württemberg in 1871. |