Francis, Duke of Teck

Francis
Duke of Teck
Photograph by Alexander Bassano circa 1888
Born	Count Francis von Hohenstein (1837-08-28)28 August 1837 Esseg, Slavonia, Austrian Empire (modern-day Osijek, Croatia)
Died	21 January 1900(1900-01-21) (aged 62) White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England
Burial	27 January 1900 Royal Vault, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Spouse	Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge ​ ​ (m. 1866; died 1897)​
Issue	Mary, Queen of the United Kingdom Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge Prince Francis of Teck Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
Names Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander German: Franz Paul Karl Ludwig Alexander
House	Teck
Father	Duke Alexander of Württemberg
Mother	Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde

Francis, Duke of Teck (Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander; 28 August 1837 – 21 January 1900), known as Count Francis von Hohenstein until 1863, was an Austrian-born nobleman who married into the British royal family. His wife, Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, was a first cousin of Queen Victoria. He was the father of Queen Mary, the consort of King George V. Francis held the Austrian title of Count of Hohenstein (Graf von Hohenstein), and the German titles of Prince (Fürst) and later Duke of Teck (Herzog von Teck), and was given the style of Serene Highness in 1863. He was granted the British style of Highness in 1887.