page_title: Francis, Duke of Teck
section_title: Marriage and dukedom
hierarchical_section_title: Francis, Duke of Teck / Marriage and dukedom
caption_attribution_description: English: Francis, Duke of Teck (1837-1900), Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck (1833-1897), Duke Philipp of Wuerttemberg (1838-1917) and Duchess Marie Therese of Wuerttemberg nee Archduchess of Austria (1845-1927) in England, around 1866 Deutsch: Herzog Francis von Teck (1837-1900), Herzogin Mary Adelaide von Teck (1833-1897), Herzog Philipp von Württemberg (1838-1917) und Herzogin Marie Therese von Wuerttemberg geb. Erzherzogin von Österreich (1845-1927) in England, um 1866
context_page_description: Francis, Duke of Teck GCB GCVO, known as Count Francis von Hohenstein until 1863, was an Austrian-born nobleman who married into the British royal family. He was the father of Queen Mary, and thus a great-grandfather of the current British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. Francis held the Austrian title of Count of Hohenstein, and the German titles of Prince and later Duke of Teck, and was given the style of Serene Highness in 1863. He was granted the British style of Highness in 1887.
context_section_description: As the product of a morganatic marriage, and without succession rights to the throne, Francis was not acceptable as a husband for princesses in most of the European royal houses.  Further, Francis had little income in comparison with other European princes. He thus married into a richer family, by marrying his father's third cousin (in descent from King George II of Great Britain) Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, the younger daughter of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, and a granddaughter of George III.
  The couple married on 12 June 1866 at St Anne's Church, Kew, in Surrey. They had one daughter and three sons:
  Princess Victoria Mary of Teck (1867–1953); later Queen Mary, consort of King George V of the United Kingdom.
  Prince Adolphus of Teck (1868–1927); later Duke of Teck and Marquess of Cambridge.
  Prince Francis of Teck (1870–1910).
  Prince Alexander of Teck (1874–1957); later Earl of Athlone.
  He was created Duke of Teck by the King of Württemberg in 1871.
caption: Francis, Duke of Teck, and Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck, with Duke Philipp and Duchess Marie Therese of Württemberg in England, around 1866
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