Duke of Teck of Teck the British style of "His Highness", on a non-hereditary basis. In 1893, Francis' daughter, Princess Victoria Mary of Teck married Prince George, Duke of York who later reigned as King George V. When the first Duke of Teck died in 1900, the dukedom passed to his eldest son, HSH Prince Adolphus of Teck. King George V granted the second Duke of Teck, his brother-in-law, the personal style of "His Highness" in 1911. The title existed until World War I, when anti-German sentiment in the United Kingdom prompted the British monarch to adopt a non-German surname and relinquish all
Francis, Duke of Teck the Duke of Teck listed his recreations as "a little of all". He was President of the Royal Botanic Society and a member of numerous clubs, including White's, the Marlborough Club, the Bachelors' Club, the Army and Navy Club, the United Service Club, the Cavalry Club, the Naval and Military Club, the Travellers' Club, the St George's Club, the Hurlingham Club, the Ranelagh Club and the Jockey Club, as well as the Adels-Casino at Vienna and the Herren-Casino at Stuttgart. The Duke of Teck died on 21 January 1900 at White Lodge. He was buried next to his wife in