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Princess Mary of Great Britain

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Princess Mary
Landgravine of Hesse-Cassel
Tenure1 February 1760[1] – 14 January 1772
Burial1 February 1772
Hanau, Germany
SpouseFrederick II
IssuePrince William of Hesse
William I, Elector of Hesse
Charles of Hesse
Prince Frederick of Hesse
HouseHouse of Hesse-Kassel
House of Hanover
FatherGeorge II of Great Britain
MotherCaroline of Ansbach

The Princess Mary (5 March 1723 – 14 January 1772) was a member of the British Royal Family, a daughter of George II and Caroline of Ansbach.

Early life

Princess Mary was born at Leicester House, Westminster, London. Her father was the Prince of Wales, later King George II. Her mother was Caroline of Ansbach, daughter of Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.

Her father succeeded, as George II, on 11 June 1727, and she became HRH The Princess Mary

Marriage

Princess Mary married Frederick of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), firstly, by proxy in London on 8 May, then in person on 28 June 1740 at Kassel. They separated in 1754, having had four sons, three of whom survived to adulthood. In 1756, Mary moved to Denmark, to take care of the children of her sister, Louise of Great Britian, who had died in 1751; her children was raised at the royal court and her sons married to Danish princesses. Her husband succeeded his father as Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel in 1760, and so Mary was technically Landgravine consort for the last twelve years of her life, despite her estrangement from her husband.

Mary died in 1772, aged 48 at Hanau, Germany.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 5 March 1723 – 11 June 1727: Her Royal Highness Princess Mary[2]
  • 11 June 1727 – 8 May 1740: Her Royal Highness The Princess Mary
  • 8 May 1740 – 1 February 1760: Her Royal Highness Princess Frederick of Hesse-Kassel
  • 1 February 1760 – 14 January 1772: Her Royal Highness The Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel

Arms

On 30 August 1727, as a child of the sovereign, Mary was granted use of the arms of the realm, differenced by a label argent of three points, each bearing a canton gules.[3]

Issue

Name Birth Death Notes
Prince William of Hesse-Kassel 1741 1742 died in infancy
William I, Elector of Hesse 1743 1821 married, 1763, Caroline of Denmark; had issue
Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel 1744 1836 married, 1766, Louise of Denmark; had issue
Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel 1747 1837 married, 1786, Caroline of Nassau-Usingen; had issue

Ancestors

Family of Princess Mary of Great Britain
16. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
8. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover
17. Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt
4. George I of Great Britain
18. Frederick V, Elector Palatine
9. Sophia, Princess Palatine of the Rhine
19. Princess Elizabeth Stuart of Scotland
2. George II of Great Britain
20. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (= 16)
10. George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
21. Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt (= 17)
5. Sophia Dorothea of Celle
22. Alexander II d'Olbreuse
11. Eleonore d'Esmier d'Olbreuse
23. Jacquette Poussard de Vendre
1. Princess Mary of Great Britain
24. Joachim Ernest, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
12. Albert, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
25. Countess Sofie of Solms-Laubach
6. John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
26. Joachim Ernest, Count of Oettingen
13. Princess Sophia Margaret of Oettingen-Oettingen
27. Countess Anna Sibylle of Solms-Sonnenwald
3. Margravine Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach
28. William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
14. John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
29. Princess Eleonore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau
7. Princess Eleanor Erdmuthe Louise of Saxe-Eisenach
30. Ernest of Sayn-Wittgenstein
15. Princess Johanetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein
31. Countess Luise Juliane of Erbach

References

  1. ^ The Peerage – Landgrave William VIII
  2. ^ a b The London Gazette refers to her as "Princess Mary"
  3. ^ Marks of Cadency in the British Royal Family
Princess Mary of Great Britain
Cadet branch of the House of Welf
Born: 5 March 1723 Died: 14 January 1772
German royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden 		Landgravine consort of Hesse-Kassel
1 February 1760 – 14 January 1772 		Vacant
Title next held by
Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt
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