Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1804–1885)

Duke Alexander of Württemberg
Duke Alexander of Württemberg
Born	(1804-09-09)9 September 1804 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	4 July 1885(1885-07-04) (aged 80) Tüffer, Duchy of Styria
Noble family	House of Württemberg
Spouse(s)	Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde
Father	Duke Louis of Württemberg
Mother	Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg

Duke Alexander Paul Ludwig Konstantin of Württemberg (9 September 1804, Saint Petersburg – 4 July 1885 Tüffer) was the father of Francis, Duke of Teck and the grandfather of Mary of Teck, wife of King George V.

His father was Duke Louis of Württemberg, brother of King Frederick I of Württemberg and Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia. His mother was Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg, a great-granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain through his eldest daughter Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange.

In 1835, he married, morganatically, Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde (1812-1841), by whom he fathered three children: Claudine, Francis and Amalie. His wife was created Countess of Hohenstein in her own right and, following the rules of morganatic marriages, the children inherited their mother's title as Count or Countess of Hohenstein from birth. They had no rights through their father to any royal status or inheritance.

In 1841, his wife was killed—run over by horses—and he became mentally unstable, a condition which lasted for the rest of his life.

In 1863, his three children were elevated to the rank of Prince and Princesses of Teck by King William I of Württemberg.

In 1871, his son Francis was created Duke of Teck by King Charles I of Württemberg, five years after his marriage with Alexander's third cousin (in descent from King George II of Great Britain), Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge. The Duchy of Teck was a peerage title in the former Kingdom of Württemberg. Alexander's daughters were not given any new status, and remained Princesses of Teck.

Issue

In 1835, he married, morganatically, Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde (1812-1841), by whom he fathered three children:

• Princess Claudine of Teck (1836–1894).
• Prince Francis of Teck (1837–1900); later created 1st Duke of Teck (1863); married, on 12 June 1866 at St. Anne's Church, Kew, Surrey, West London, Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge,^[1] and had issue (including the future Queen Mary of Teck). He was granted the style of Highness by Queen Victoria on 1 July 1887, as a gift to celebrate her Golden Jubilee.
  • Princess Victoria Mary "May" of Teck (1867–1953); later Queen Mary, queen consort 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.
• Princess Amelie Josephine of Teck (1838–1893); married, on 24 October 1863 Carl Ernst Ludwig Paul, Graf von Hügel (1835-1897).
  • Paul-Julius, Graf von Hügel (1872-1912); married, Anna Pauline Homolatsch (est.1836-1896).
    • Huberta Amelia Maximilienne Pauline, Gräfin von Hügel
    • Ferdinand Paul, Graf von Hügel

References

Ancestry

See also

• Prince Francis of Teck
• Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge - 2nd and last Duke of Teck