The Dowager Queen Mary who died on March 24, 1953 was born Princess…..? Which was the origin of her family?
Queen Mary was born as Her Serene Highness Princess Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes of Teck at Kensington Palace in London. Her father, Francis, Duke of Teck, was born as Count Francis of Hohenstein to Duke Alexander of Württemberg and Countess Claudine Rhédey of Kis-Rhéde. Since Countess Claudine was deemed of insufficient rank for her husband, the marriage was deemed morganatic, which meant that the children were not dynasts (meaning they had no succession rights to Württemberg) nor did they become dukes and duchesses of Württemberg. The children first were given the titles count and countess of Hohenstein and later prince and princess of Teck. Queen Mary’s father, the only son of the union, was later raised to the title Duke of Teck, with all other members of the Tech family carrying the title prince or princess. Württemberg was a state in Germany which existed in the following forms: County of Württemberg (1089-1457) Duchy of Württemberg (1457-1803) Elector
