Wednesday 1 January 2014

HM Queen Mary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Queen consort of the United Kingdom


Date & place of birth May 26 1867 Kensington Palace, London
Born as HSH Princess of Teck
Names Victoria Mary Augusta Louisa Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes

Father Duke Francis of Teck
Mother Princess Mary of Cambridge (Duchess of Teck)





Royal house Wurttemberg (born) Saxe-Coburg and Gotha later Windsor (marriage)
Consort Princess of Wales November 9, 1901-May 6, 1910
Queen consort May 6, 1910-January 20, 1936
Crowned June 22, 1911 Westminster Abbey, London
Tenure 24 years 259 days
Predecessor Princess Alexandra of Denmark
Successor Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon





Siblings (5)
Eldest of four children (3 brothers)
Prince Adolphus of Teck
Prince Francis of Teck
Prince Alexander of Teck





Married July 6, 1893 St. Royal chapel, James's Palace, London
Spouse King George V of the United Kingdom (then Prince George, Duke of York)





Issue (6)
(5 sons, 1 daughter)
Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom)
Prince Albert, Duke of York (King George VI of the United Kingdom)
Princess Mary, Princess Royal (Countess of Harewood)
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Prince George, Duke of Kent
Prince John of the United Kingdom





Grandchildren (9)
(6 grandsons, 3 granddaughers)
George Lascelles
Gerald Lascelles
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom)
Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom
Prince Edward, 2nd Duke of Kent
Princess Alexandra of Kent
Prince William of Gloucester
Prince Michael of Kent
Prince Richard, 2nd Duke of Gloucester





Died March 24, 1953 Marlborough House, London (age 85)
Place of burial St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor





Titles
HSH Princess of Teck
HRH Princess George of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony, Duchess of York, Countess of Inverness, Princess of Teck
HRH Princess George of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony, Duchess of Cornwall, Princess of Teck
HRH Princess George of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony, Princess of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, Duchess of Rothesay, Countess of Chester, Princess of Teck
HM Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
HM Queen Mary





Paternal grandparents
Prince Alexander, Duke of Wurttemberg
Countess Claudine Rhedey of Kis-Rhede

Paternal great-grandparents
Duke Louis of Wurttemberg
Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg
Count Laszlo Rhedey of Kis-Rhede
Baroness Agnes Inczedy von Nagy-Varad





Maternal grandparents
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel

Maternal great-grandparents
King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Queen Charlotte of Great Britain and Ireland)
Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel
Princess Caroline of Nasau-Usingen

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