House of Zähringen the death of Louis of Teck, Patriarch of Aquileia. This ducal title was later granted to Count Francis of Hohenstein (1837–1900), a morganatic son of Duke Alexander of Württemberg, in 1871. Francis' daughter Mary of Teck (1867–1953), as the wife of King George V, was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India. House of Zähringen The House of Zähringen is an old German noble family from Swabia, which founded a large number of cities in the area that is today Switzerland and the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The name is derived from Zähringen castle
Wedding of Prince George, Duke of York, and Princess Mary of Teck necklace from the Prince and Princess of Wales and diamond earrings and anchor brooch, a wedding gift from Prince George. Wedding of Prince George, Duke of York, and Princess Mary of Teck The wedding of Prince George, Duke of York, and Princess Mary of Teck took place on 6 July 1893 at the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace in London. Mary of Teck's engagement to Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, eldest son of the Prince of Wales, ended after the duke's death on 14 January 1892. Even before the duke's death, his grandmother Queen Victoria had wanted