Biography of Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England 1867-1953

Paternal Family Tree: Teck

1895 Birth of King George VI

1911 Coronation of George V

1923 Wedding of George VI and Elizabeth Bowes Lyon

On 12 Jun 1866 [her father] Francis Teck (age 28) and [her mother] Princess Mary Adelaide Hanover (age 32) were married at St Anne's Church Kew, Surrey. She the daughter of Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge and Princess Augusta Hesse-Kassel Duchess Cambridge (age 68). They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 26 May 1867 Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England was born to Francis Teck (age 29) and Princess Mary Adelaide Hanover (age 33). She a great granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.

In 1892 [her future husband] George V King United Kingdom (age 26) was created 1st Duke York.

On 06 Jul 1893 George V King United Kingdom (age 28) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 26) were married at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She by marriage Duchess York. He the son of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 51) and Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 48). They were second cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 23 Jun 1894 [her son] King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom was born to [her husband] George V King United Kingdom (age 29) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 27). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.84%.

Birth of King George VI

On 14 Dec 1895 [her son] King George VI of the United Kingdom was born to [her husband] George V King United Kingdom (age 30) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 28) at York Cottage, Sandringham Estate. The second son at birth he became King when his elder brother [her son] King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (age 1) Abdicated. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.84%.

On 25 Apr 1897 [her daughter] Princess Mary Windsor Countess Harewood was born to [her husband] George V King United Kingdom (age 31) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 29). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.84%.

On 27 Oct 1897 [her mother] Princess Mary Adelaide Hanover (age 63) died at White Lodge Richmond Park, Surrey. She was buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map].

On 21 Jan 1900 [her father] Francis Teck (age 62) died. His son [her brother] Adolphus Cambridge Duke Teck (age 31) succeeded Duke Teck. Margaret Evelyn Grosvenor Duchess Teck (age 26) by marriage Duchess Teck.

On 31 Mar 1900 [her son] Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester was born to [her husband] George V King United Kingdom (age 34) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 32) at York Cottage, Sandringham Estate. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.84%.

On 20 Dec 1902 [her son] Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent was born to [her husband] George V King United Kingdom (age 37) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 35) at York Cottage, Sandringham Estate. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.84%.

On 12 Jul 1905 [her son] John Windsor was born to [her husband] George V King United Kingdom (age 40) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 38). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.84%.

On 06 May 1910 [her father-in-law] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 68) died. His son [her husband] George V King United Kingdom (age 44) succeeded V King of the United Kingdom. Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 42) by marriage Queen Consort England.

Coronation of George V

On 22 Jun 1911 [her husband] George V King United Kingdom (age 46) was crowned V King of the United Kingdom. Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 44) was crowned Queen Consort England Scotland and Ireland.

Dorothy Margaret Browne (age 23) bore Queen Mary's train.

Edward Knollys 2nd Viscount Knollys (age 16) carried the King's train

On 04 Jun 1913 Emily Wilding Davison (age 40) was hit by the [her husband] King's (age 48) horse Anmer after she had stepped into its path at Tattenham Corner during the Derby at Epsom Racecourse. The jockey Herbert Jones was injured. The King (age 48) and Queen (age 46) were present. The King recorded in his diary "a most regrettable and scandalous proceeding". She was operated on two days later, but she never regained consciousness.

On 18 Jan 1919 [her son] John Windsor (age 13) died.

On 28 Feb 1922 [her son-in-law] Henry Lascelles 6th Earl Harewood (age 39) and [her daughter] Princess Mary Windsor Countess Harewood (age 24) were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His best-man was Major Victor Mackenzie 3rd Baronet (age 39). Her bridesmaids included Doris Hilda Gordon-Lennox (age 25), Mary Cambridge Duchess Beaufort (age 24), [her future daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England (age 21), Princess Maud Duff Countess Southesk (age 28), Rachel Cavendish (age 20), Helen Diana Bridgeman (age 14), Mary Beatrice Thynne Baroness Nunburnholme (age 18) and Princess May of Teck (age 16). The wedding was attending by her father and mother [her husband] George V King United Kingdom (age 56) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 54). She the daughter of George V King United Kingdom (age 56) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 54). He the son of Henry Ulrick Lascelles 5th Earl Harewood (age 75) and Florence Katharine Bridgeman Countess Harewood (age 63).

28 Feb 1922 . Photograph of the wedding of [her son-in-law] Henry Lascelles 6th Earl Harewood (age 39) and [her daughter] Princess Mary Windsor Countess Harewood (age 24) with [her husband] George V King United Kingdom (age 56) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 54).

Wedding of George VI and Elizabeth Bowes Lyon

On 26 Apr 1923 [her son] King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 27) and [her daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England (age 22) were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She the daughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 68) and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 60). He the son of George V King United Kingdom (age 57) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 55).

Mary Elphinstone (age 12) and Cecilia Bowes-Lyon (age 11) were bridesmaids.

On 16 May 1928 Richard Gibbs 2nd Baron Wraxall was born to George Gibbs 1st Baron Wraxall (age 54) and Ursula Mary Lawley. His godmother was Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 60).

The Times. 05 Feb 1929. The funeral of the Earl of Durham (deceased) took place yesterday at Burnmoor. The Countess of Durham (age 69) who was unable to attend owing to illness, received the following telegram from the Queen (age 61):- "I send you and your family my sincere sympathy in your great sorrow.".

The cortege left Fenton [Map] at 11.30, and, as followed by 25 coaches, three of which conveyed wreaths. The chief mourners included Viscount Lambton (age 44) and Captain the Hon. Claud Lambton (age 45) (sons). Captain the Hon. D'Arcv Lambton (age 62), the Hon. George Lambton (age 68), and the Hon. Charles Lambton (age 71) (brothers). Viscount Cecil (brother-in-law), the Earl (age 56) and Countess of Ellesmnere (age 48) (son-in-law and daughter), the Earl of Home (son-in-law). The officiating clergy were the Rev. Ralph Watson. the Rev. A. J. Gadd, the rector. and the Rev, G. F. Eolme. Tenants from Lord Durham's Fenton Estate were the bearers. A memorial eervice for Lord Durham was held vesterday at St. Peter's. Eaton-square, the Rev. Austin Thompson officiating. Among those present were:- The Hon. Mrs. Charles Lambton. the Bon. Mrs. Claud Lambton, Air. D'Arcy [?]. the Earl and Countess of Pembroke. Colonel the Hon. George Herhert also represented the Dowager Countess of Pembroke. Mr Arthur Lambton, the Duke and Duchess of Abereorn the Dowager Marchioness of Lansdowne Alberta Marchioness of Blanford.

On 29 Nov 1934 [her son] Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent (age 31) and [her daughter-in-law] Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 27) were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Kent. The wedding was followed by a Greek ceremony in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace [Map]. She had eight bridesmaids: her first cousins Princess Irene Glücksburg (age 30), He the son of George V King United Kingdom (age 69) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 67). They were second cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 03 Dec 1935 [her sister-in-law] Princess Victoria Windsor (age 67) died at Coppins, Iver.

On 20 Jan 1936 [her husband] George V King United Kingdom (age 70) died. His son [her son] King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (age 41) succeeded VIII King of the United Kingdom. Duke York extinct.

On 03 Jun 1937 [her son] King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (age 42) and [her daughter-in-law] Wallis Warfield aka Simpson Duchess of Windsor (age 40) were married at the Château de Candé. No member of his family attended. He the son of George V King United Kingdom and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 70).

1938 to 1939. Simon Elwes (age 35). Portrait of Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 70).

In 1945 Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 77) visited Flaxby Abbey [Map].

On 29 Sep 1949 George Henry Hubert Lascelles 7th Earl Harewood (age 26) and Marion Stein Countess Harewood (age 22) were married at St Mark's Church North Audley Street. [her son] King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 53), his uncle, [her daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England (age 49), Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 82) [her daughter] Princess Mary Windsor Countess Harewood (age 52), his mother, and other members of the Royal family attended the wedding. He the son of Henry Lascelles 6th Earl Harewood and Princess Mary Windsor Countess Harewood (age 52). He a grandson of George V King United Kingdom.

Marion Stein Countess Harewood: On 18 Oct 1926 she was born at Vienna. On 06 Mar 2014 she died.

On 21 Oct 1950 David Lascelles 8th Earl of Harewood was born to George Henry Hubert Lascelles 7th Earl Harewood (age 27) and Marion Stein Countess Harewood (age 24) at 2 Orme Square Baywater. He was baptised at All Saints Church Harewood [Map]. His godparents included Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 24), Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 83), Margaret Selina Lascelles Viscountess Boyne (age 67) and his uncle Gerald David Lascelles (age 26). He a great grandson of George V King United Kingdom.

In 24 Mar 1953 Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 85) died.

Royal Ancestors of Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England 1867-1953

Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Royal Descendants of Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England 1867-1953

King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom x 1

King George VI of the United Kingdom x 1

Ancestors of Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England 1867-1953

GrandFather: Alexander Paul Ludwig Konstantin Teck 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Christian Nassau Weilburg

Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Henriette Nassau Weilburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Willam Karel Hendrik Friso Orange Nassau 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Louise Hesse-Kassel Princess Nassau Dietz 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Carolina Orange Nassau Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Anne Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Father: Francis Teck 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England Great Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King George I of Great Britain and Ireland Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg I Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe Gotha Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg

GrandFather: Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Katharina 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Princess Mary Adelaide Hanover Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles I Landgrave Hesse-Kassel 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Amalia of Courland Landgravine Hesse-Kassel 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King George I of Great Britain and Ireland Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Princess Augusta Hesse-Kassel Duchess Cambridge Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland