Francis, Duke of Teck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Francis, Duke of Teck

British Army general

Date of Birth: 28-Aug-1837

Place of Birth: Osijek, Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia

Date of Death: 21-Jan-1900

Profession: military officer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Francis, Duke of Teck

  • Francis, Duke of Teck GCB GCVO (Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander; 28 August 1837 – 21 January 1900), known as Count Francis von Hohenstein until 1863, was an Austrian-born nobleman who married into the British royal family.
  • He was the father of Queen Mary, and thus a great-grandfather of the current British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.
  • Francis held the Austrian title of Count of Hohenstein (Graf von Hohenstein), and the German titles of Prince (Fürst) and later Duke of Teck (Herzog von Teck), and was given the style of Serene Highness in 1863.
  • He was granted the British style of Highness in 1887.

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