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Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 6 May 1910 until 20 January 1936 as the wife of King-Emperor George V.
Born and raised in the United Kingdom, Mary was the daughter of Francis, Duke of Teck, a German nobleman, and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, a granddaughter of King George III. She was informally known as "May", after the month of her birth. At the age of 24, she was betrothed to her second cousin once removed Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales and second in line to the throne. Six weeks after the announcement of the engagement, he died unexpectedly during an influenza pandemic. The following year, she became engaged to Albert Victor's only surviving brother, George, who subsequently became king. Before her husband's accession, she was successively Duchess of York, Duchess of Cornwall, and Princess of Wales.
As queen consort from 1910, Mary supported her husband through the First World War, his ill health, and major political changes arising from the aftermath of the war. After George's death in 1936, she became queen mother when her eldest son, Edward VIII, ascended the throne. To her dismay, he abdicated later the same year in order to marry twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson. She supported her second son, George VI, until his death in 1952. Mary died the following year, ten weeks before her granddaughter Elizabeth II was crowned. An ocean liner, a battlecruiser, and a university were named in her honour.
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Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen (2022)
Edward & George: Two Brothers, One Throne (2012)
Spruce Goose & Queen Mary: Official Video Tours (1987)
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981)
With Our King and Queen Through India (1912)
Delhi Durbar and Coronation (1912)
Our King Emperor and Queen Empress Hold a Durbar in Delhi (1912)
Delhi Durbar (1911)
Return of T.R.H. the Prince and Princess of Wales (1906)
Procession of Elephants with Howdahs - India (1905)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1867-05-26
Deathday1953-03-24 (85 years old)
Birth NamePrincess Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes of Teck
Birth PlaceKensington Palace, United Kingdom
RelationshipsGeorge V (1893-07-06 - 1936-01-20), Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1891-01-01 - 1892-01-14)
ChildrenEdward VIII, Prince John of the United Kingdom, George VI, Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, Prince George, Duke of Kent, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
FatherFrancis, Duke of Teck
MotherPrincess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
SiblingsAlexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, Prince Francis of Teck
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
ResidencesChester Square · Kensington Palace · White Lodge, United Kingdom, Florence, Italy
Also Known AsMary of Teck
AwardsRoyal Order of Victoria and Albert, Royal Family Order of King Edward VII, Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II, Royal Family Order of George VI, Order of Aftab, Decoration of the Royal Red Cross, Order of Saints Olga and Sophia, Order of Louise, Order of the Star of Romania, Order of the Precious Crown, Order of Saint John, Most Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem, Order of St. Sava, Albert Medal, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur, Order of the Crown of India, Order of the Star of Ethiopia, Royal Victorian Chain, Order of the Queen of Sheba, Order of the Virtues, Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Romania), Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire, Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saint John, honorary doctor of the Royal College of Music
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