Francis, Duke of Teck
British Army general (1837–1900)
Francis was an Austrian and Hungarian nobleman who married into the British royal family.
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 Photograph by Alexander Bassano | |||||
| Born | Count Francis von Hohenstein 28 August 1837 Esseg, Slavonia, Austrian Empire | ||||
| Died | 21 January 1900 (aged 62) White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England | ||||
| Burial | 27 January 1900 St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge | ||||
| Issue | Mary, Queen of the United Kingdom Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge Prince Francis Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone | ||||
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| House | Duke of Teck | ||||
| Father | Duke Alexander of Württemberg | ||||
| Mother | Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde | ||||
Titles, styles, honours and arms
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Titles and styles
change- 28 August 1837 – 1 December 1863: Count Francis von Hohenstein
- 1 December 1863 – 16 September 1871: His Serene Highness Prince Francis of Teck
- 16 September 1871 – 11 July 1887: His Serene Highness The Duke of Teck
- 11 July 1887 – 21 January 1900: His Highness The Duke of Teck
Honours
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Württemberg:[2]
United Kingdom:
- GCB: Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Bath (Civil division), 12 June 1866[3]
- Egypt Medal, 1882[4]
- Khedive's Star, 1882[4]
- GCVO: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, 30 June 1897[5]
- KStJ: Knight of Justice of St. John[6]
Austria-Hungary: Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold, 1869[7]
Grand Duchy of Hesse: Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 9 July 1881[8]
Ottoman Empire: Order of Osmanieh, 1st Class, 1882[4]
Kingdom of Prussia: Grand Cross of the Red Eagle, 28 July 1891[9]
Ancestry
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References
change- ↑ Maclagan, Michael; Louda, Jiří (1999). Line of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe. London: Little, Brown & Co. p. 30. ISBN 1-85605-469-1.
- ↑ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1907), "Königliche Orden" pp. 27, 67
- ↑ "No. 23134". The London Gazette. 26 July 1866. p. 3871.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 'TECK', Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 4 Jan 2012[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "No. 26871". The London Gazette. 9 July 1897. p. 3819.
- ↑ "No. 26725". The London Gazette. 27 March 1896. p. 1960.
- ↑ "Ritter-Orden: Oesterreichisch-kaiserlicher Leopolds-orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1883, p. 128, retrieved 5 February 2021
- ↑ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Hessen (1883), "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen", p. 14
- ↑ "Rother Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.) (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Gedruckt in der Reichsdruckerei, 1886, p. 7 – via hathitrust.org
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| New creation | Duke of Teck 1871–1900 |
Succeeded by Prince Adolphus of Teck |