Mary of Teck
queen consort of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953) was the queen consort of King George V of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India. She was the mother of Edward VIII later Duke of Windsor George VI and grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. She was the Great grandmother of the current King Charles III of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms
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| Mary of Teck | |||||
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 Queen Mary of the United Kingdom circa 1925 | |||||
| Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions; Empress consort of India | |||||
| Tenure | 6 May 1910 – 20 January 1936 | ||||
| Coronation | 22 June 1911 | ||||
| Imperial Durbar | 12 December 1911 | ||||
| Born | Princess Victoria Mary of Teck (1867-05-26)26 May 1867 Kensington Palace, London, England | ||||
| Died | 24 March 1953(1953-03-24) (aged 85) Marlborough House, London, England | ||||
| Burial | 31 March 1953 | ||||
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| House | Teck | ||||
| Father | Francis, Duke of Teck | ||||
| Mother | Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge | ||||
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By birth, Mary was a member of the House of Teck in Berlin, Germany, and through her mother, she was a distant member of the British Royal Family. Within her family, she was given the nickname "May" after the month of her birth.