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| Duke of Teck | |||||
 Photograph by Alexander Bassano circa 1888 | |||||
| Born | Count Francis von Hohenstein 28 August 1837 Esseg, Slavonia, Austrian Empire (modern-day Osijek, Croatia) | ||||
| Died | 21 January 1900 (aged 62) White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England | ||||
| Burial | 27 January 1900 Royal Vault, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle | ||||
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| House | Teck | ||||
| Father | Duke Alexander of Württemberg | ||||
| Mother | Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde | ||||
Francis, Duke of Teck (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. His wife, Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, was a first cousin of Queen Victoria. He was the father of Queen Mary, the consort of King George V. 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.