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Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 6 May 1910 until 20 January 1936 as the wife of King-Emperor George V.
- 31 March 1953, North Nave Aisle, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
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Apr 2, 2014 · Mary of Teck was the mother of King Edward VIII and King George VI, and the grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II. She was the wife of King George V, who died in 1936, and a strong advocate for her husband and the British people. Learn about her life, children, death and legacy.
- Her Family Tree Was Twisted. Mary of Teck was born into a faded fairy tale. Although she entered the world in 1867 in the same room her cousin Queen Victoria, Mary’s bloodlines were decidedly on the shadowy side of the royal family.
- Her Mother Was Messy. Mary’s mother and father weren’t just from the wrong pedigrees, they also had personal problems in their own right. Despite the fact that the Tecks were purse-poor, the elder Princess Mary was a notorious spender.
- Her Family Disgraced Themselves. While the Teck coffers started to gather cobwebs, Princess Mary kept spending—until it came to a ruinous climax. In 1883, the Tecks had to take their young family and escape to the continent, fleeing from their debtors to try to live cheaply among kind-hearted relatives.
- She Had A Volatile Childhood. Besides her ignominious family stock, Mary’s upbringing was bizarre in other ways. Although the Tecks were back in England by 1885, it still wasn’t a stable life.
Mar 26, 2024 · Mary of Teck was the queen consort of King George V of Great Britain and the mother of kings Edward VIII (afterward duke of Windsor) and George VI. Mary was the only daughter of Prinz (Prince; or, after 1871, Herzog [Duke]) von Teck, who was a member of the royal house of Württemberg.
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Aug 31, 2019 · Mary of Teck was a royal princess who became the wife of King George V and the mother of two kings and the grandmother of a queen. She was a distant cousin of Queen Victoria and a distant granddaughter of King George III. Learn about her early life, marriage, children, and legacy in this comprehensive biography.
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Aug 12, 2021 · Learn about the life, marriage and legacy of Queen Mary, the wife of King George V and mother of Edward VIII and George VI. Discover her unconventional upbringing, her role as a queen consort and her philanthropic work.
Biography of Mary of Teck, the wife of King George V and grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II. Learn about her life, marriage, children, and role as queen of England.
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