Saturday 16 February 2013

HRH Princess Mary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Only daughter of King George V of the United Kingdom
Countess of Harewood

Date & place of birth April 25, 1897 York Cottage, Sandringham House, near King's Lynn, Norfolk
Born as HRH Princess Mary of York
Names Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary

Father King George V of the United Kingdom (then Prince George, Duke of York)
Mother Princess Mary of Teck (Queen Mary of the United Kingdom





Royal house Saxe-Coburg and Gotha later changed to Windsor





Siblings
Second of six children (5 brothers)
Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom)
Prince Albert, Duke of York (King George VI of the United Kingdom)
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Prince George, Duke of Kent
Prince John of the United Kingdom





Married February 28, 1922 Westminster Abbey, London
Spouse Sir Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood





Issue
(2 sons)
George Lascelles*
Gerald Lascelles





Grandchildren
(3 grandsons)
David Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles*
Henry Lascelles
Martin Lascelles





Died March 28, 1965 Harewood House, Leeds (age 68)
Place of burial ?????





Titles
HRH Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony
HRH Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
HRH Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess Royal
HRH Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood, Viscountess Lascelles, Baroness Harewood
HRH Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood, Viscountess Lascelles, Baroness Harewood (since 1949)

*Created Princess Royal January 1, 1932 (title given to eldest daughter of a British sovereign)





Paternal grandparents
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Princess Mary of Teck (Queen Mary of the United Kingdom)

Paternal great-grandparents
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
King Christian IX of Denmark
Princess Luise of Hesse-Kassel (Queen Louise of Denmark)





Maternal grandparents
Prince Francis, Duke of Teck
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge

Maternal great-grandparents
Duke Alexander of Wurttemberg
Countess Claudine Rhehedey of Kis-Rhede
Prince Adolphue, Duke of Cambridge*
Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel

Mary is a maternal great-great-granddaughter of King George III of the United Kingdom*

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