| Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde | |
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| Countess von Hohenstein | |
| Spouse | Duke Alexander of Württemberg |
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| Princess Claudine Prince Francis, Duke of Teck Princess Amelie |
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| Father | Count László Rhédy de Kis-Rhéde |
| Mother | Baroness Ágnes Inczédy de Nagy-Várad |
| Born | 21 September 1812 Sângeorgiu de Pădure, Transylvania |
| Died | 1 October 1841 (aged 29) Austria |
Countess Claudine Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde (September 21,[1] 1812 – October 1, 1841) was the wife of Duke Alexander of Württemberg. Her son, Francis, Duke of Teck was the father of Mary of Teck, Queen consort to George V of the United Kingdom.
She was born in Erdőszentgyörgy, Transylvania (then part of the Austrian Empire, today Sângeorgiu de Pădure, Romania) to Count László Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde and his wife Baroness Ágnes Inczédy de Nagy-Várad. At birth, she was styled as Countess Klaudina (Claudine) Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde.
In 1835, she married Duke Alexander of Württemberg, the son of Duke Louis of Württemberg, younger brother of King Frederick I of Württemberg. Due to the German laws relating to the line of succession, she was viewed as being of non-Royal rank and the marriage was declared morganatic. She was denied the title of Duchess. However, she was later created Countess von Hohenstein and her entire family were granted German titles and styled as Dukes and Princesses of Teck.
Claudine died in Austria in 1841 after being thrown from her horse and trampled to death in front of a cavalry charge at a military review; other sources say she died in a carriage accident.
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Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde and Countess von Hohenstein had three children with Duke Alexander of Württemberg:
All children were initially styled as Count or Countess von Hohenstein, taking their titles from their mother. However in 1863, the children were created Prince or Princess of Teck, with the style Serene Highness in the Kingdom of Württemberg.
Prince Francis of Teck was later created Duke of Teck. He married Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, a granddaughter of King George III and became a member of the British Royal Family. His only daughter, Mary of Teck, married Prince George, Duke of York in July 1893, becoming Queen-Consort on her husband's accession to the throne in May 1910. The current British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II is Mary's granddaughter, and thus Claudine's great-great-granddaughter.
She is the 10th great-granddaughter of Vlad IV "Calugarul" "the Monk", Voivode of Wallachia (1482-95), the younger half-brother of Vlad Ţepeş.[2]
| Countess Claudine Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde | Father: Count László Rhédy de Kis-Rhéde |
Paternal Grandfather: Count Mihály Rhédy de Kis-Rhéde |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Count László Rhédy de Kis-Rhéde |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Countess Mária Toroczkay de Toroczkó-Szent-György |
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| Paternal Grandmother: Countess Terézia Bánffy de Losoncz |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Count Boldizsár Bánffy de Losoncz |
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| Paternal Great-grandmother: Krisztina Kemény de Magyar-Gyerö-Monostor |
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| Mother: Baroness Ágnes Inczédy de Nagy-Várad |
Maternal Grandfather: Baron Gergely Inczédy de Nagy-Várad |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Baron Gergely Inczédy de Nagy-Várad |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Baroness Ágnes Kendeffy de Malmoviz |
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| Maternal Grandmother: Baroness Karoline Barcsay de Nagy-Barcsa |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Baron Péter Barcsay de Nagy-Barcsa |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Baroness Terézia Inczédy de Nagy-Várad |