Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge

Princess Mary Adelaide
Duchess of Teck (more)
Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck in her early fifties
Photograph, c. 1885
Born(1833-11-27)27 November 1833
Hanover, Kingdom of Hanover German Confederation
Died27 October 1897(1897-10-27) (aged 63)
White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, United Kingdom
Burial3 November 1897
Spouse
(m. 1866)
Issue
Names
Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth
HouseHanover
FatherPrince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
MotherPrincess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel
SignaturePrincess Mary Adelaide's signature

Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth; 27 November 1833 – 27 October 1897), later known as the Duchess of Teck, was a member of the British royal family. She was one of the first royals to patronise a wide range of charities and was a first cousin of Queen Victoria.

Mary Adelaide was the daughter of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, and Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel. Her father was the seventh son of King George III and Queen Charlotte. Mary Adelaide married Francis, Duke of Teck, with whom she had four children. The Duke and Duchess of Teck's daughter, Victoria Mary, commonly known as "May", was the wife of George V and became known as Queen Mary. Through her daughter, Mary Adelaide was the grandmother of the British kings Edward VIII and George VI.


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