Francis, Duke of Teck Duchess of Cambridge. Mary Adelaide's requests to her cousin, Queen Victoria, for more funds were met with refusal; however, they were granted a grace-and-favour apartment in Kensington Palace, London and a country house, White Lodge, the former Royal deer-hunting lodge in Richmond Park, Southwest London. The Duke and Duchess lived beyond their means, leading to the build-up of large debts. In 1883, the Tecks fled the UK to continental Europe, where they stayed with relatives in Florence and Germany. They eventually returned to the UK in 1885. With an Order in Council on 1 July 1887, Queen Victoria granted Francis
Elizabeth Montagu, Duchess of Manchester with her son George, Viscount Mandeville, in about 1766. The duchess was herself an amateur artist, whose pocket book is held by the Royal Academy of Arts in London. The duke died in 1788, following which his widow received an annual pension of £3000, as officialcompensation for the loss of his income as Collector of Customs. The dowager duchess died at her home in Berkeley Square, London, in 1832, in her 92nd year, and was buried at Kimbolton. Elizabeth Montagu, Duchess of Manchester Elizabeth Montagu, Duchess of Manchester (c.1740 – 26 June 1832), formerly Elizabeth Dashwood, was the wife of