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Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (25 April 1776 – 30 April 1857) was the eleventh child and fourth daughter of King George III and his consort Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She married her first cousin, Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, when both were
Princess Mary to the Prince of Wales from Weymouth, 1790. GEO/ADD/12/1/18 ©. Princess Mary’s correspondence, totalling just over 800 documents, consists of two smaller collections of different provenance, although both comprise letters to and from Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, throughout her life.
This collection of correspondence can be found in the Georgian medical papers and dates from 1812 until she left Windsor on her marriage. The Princess eventually became Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, with her marriage at the age of 40 to her cousin, Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, on 22 July 1816.
Apr 25, 2014 · Like the rest of her family she felt the loss deeply and the death greatly affected Mary. However, a perhaps unexpected turn of events was set in place when Mary's first cousin, Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, learnt that Princess Charlotte of Wales was to marry.
Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh. Princess Mary of the United Kingdom (25 April 1776 – 30 April 1857) was the fourth daughter and eleventh child of George III and Queen Charlotte. She was the last living child of George III, dying in 1857.
- 30 April 1857 (aged 81), Gloucester House, London
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Princess Mary (1776–1857), Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh by William Beechey (1753–1839) (copy of), 1818 or later, from Gloucester Museums Service Art Collection
Apr 29, 2013 · Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh died at age 81, the longest-lived and the last survivor of her parents’ fifteen children, on April 30, 1857, at Gloucester House in London. She also has the distinction of being the only child of King George III to be photographed (see below).