Francis, Duke of Teck

Francis was an Austrian and Hungarian nobleman who married into the British royal family.

Francis
Duke of Teck
Photograph by Alexander Bassano
Born	Count Francis von Hohenstein (1837-08-28)28 August 1837 Esseg, Slavonia, Austrian Empire
Died	21 January 1900(1900-01-21) (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
Full name Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander German: Franz Paul Karl Ludwig Alexander
House	Duke of Teck
Father	Duke Alexander of Württemberg
Mother	Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Arms of Francis, Duke of Teck .^[1]

Titles and styles

• 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

•  Württemberg:^[2]
  • Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown
  • Grand Cross of the Friedrich Order
•  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

Ancestors of Francis, Duke of Teck

8. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg 4. Duke Louis of Württemberg 9. Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt 2. Duke Alexander of Württemberg 10. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg 5. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg 11. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau 1. Francis, Duke of Teck 12. Count Mihály Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde 6. Count László Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde 13. Baroness Terézia Bánffy von Losoncz 3. Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde 14. Baron Gergely Inczédy von Nagy-Várad 7. Baroness Ágnes Inczédy von Nagy-Várad 15. Karoline Barcsay von Nagy-Barcsa