Francis, Duke of Teck

British Army general (1837–1900)

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1899-04-29
Active to: 1974-05-24

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HouseTeck FatherDuke Alexander of Württemberg MotherCountess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde

Francis, Duke of Teck (Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander; 28 August 1837 – 21 January 1900), known as Count Francis von Hohenstein until 1863, was an Austrian-born nobleman who married into the British royal family. His wife, Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, was a first cousin of Queen Victoria. He was the father of Queen Mary, the consort of King George V, and thus maternal grandfather of both Edward VIII and George VI. Francis held the Austrian title of Count of Hohenstein (Graf von Hohenstein), and the German titles of Prince (Fürst) and later Duke of Teck (Herzog von Teck), and was given the style of Serene Highness in 1863. He was granted the British style of Highness in 1887.