Queen mary teck biography
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Mary of Teck (1867–1953)
Beloved queen of early 20th-century England and grandmother of Elizabeth II . Name variations: Queen Mary; May of Teck; Victoria Mary of Teck; duchess of York; princess of Wales.
Queen mary teck biography
Born Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes on May 26, 1867, in Kensington Palace, London, England; died on March 24, 1953, at Marlborough House, London; daughter of Francis, duke of Teck, and Mary Adelaide (1833–1897); betrothed to Albert Saxe-Coburg, duke of Clarence and Avondale (son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark ), in 1891; married George, duke of York, later George V, king of England (r.
1910–1936), on July 6, 1893; children: Edward VIII (1894–1972), duke of Windsor; Albert, later George VI (1895–1952), king of England (r. 1936–1952); Mary (1897–1965), princess royal; Henry Windsor (1900–1974), 1st duke of Gloucester; George (1902–1942), 1st duke of Kent; John Windsor (1905–1919).
Betrothed to duke of Clarence, the future king of England (18