Mary Adelaide of Cambridge

Princess Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth of Cambridge.

Named for her father’s favourite sister, Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester, Queen Adelaide and King William IV oft he United Kingdom, and Princess Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg.

Daughter of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850) and his wife Auguste, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel (1797-1889).

Born: Hanover 27. Nov 1833

Baptised: Cambridge House, Hanover 9. Jan 1834

Godparents:

• King William IV oft he United Kingdom (paternal uncle)

• Queen Adelaide oft he United Kingdom (his wife)

• Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester (paternal aunt)

• Marie, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (maternal aunt)

• Marie, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau, née Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel (maternal aunt)

• Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg, née Princess oft he United Kingdom (paternal aunt)

Married: St. Anne’s Church, Kew, Surrey 12. Jun 1866 Franz (Francis), Prince and later Duke of Teck (1837-1900), morganatic son of Alexander, Duke of Württemberg (1804-1885) and Claudine, Gräfin Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde (1812-1841).

Issue:

• Victoria Mary Princess of Teck (1867-1953) m. 1893 Prince George, Duke of York, later King George V. oft he United Kingdom (1865-1935)

• Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge (1868-1927) m. 1894 Lady Margaret Grosvenor (1873-1929)

• Francis Prince of Teck (1870-1910)

• Alexander Cambridge, Earl of Athlone (1874-1957) m.1904 Princess Alice of Albany (1883-1981)

Died: White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey 27. Oct 897

Buried: St. George’s Chapel, Windsor

Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. I/1, 1998, Vittorio Klostermann; for christening and godparents see Yvonne’s Royalty Home Page http://users.uniserve.com/~canyon/christenings.htm#Christenings