Princess Mary | |
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Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel | |
by Johann Heinrich Tischbein | |
Tenure | 1 February 1760[1] – 14 January 1772 |
Spouse | Frederick II |
Issue | |
Prince William William I, Elector of Hesse Prince Charles Prince Frederick |
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House | House of Hesse-Kassel House of Hanover |
Father | George II of Great Britain |
Mother | Caroline of Ansbach |
Born | 5 March 1723New Style) Leicester House, Westminster, London, England, Kingdom of Great Britain |
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Died | 14 January 1772 Hanau, Germany |
(aged 48)
Burial | 1 February 1772 Hanau, Germany |
Religion | Anglicanism |
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.
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Princess Mary was born at Leicester House, Westminster, London.[2] 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.[2]
Her father succeeded, as George II, on 11 June 1727, and she became HRH The Princess Mary.
A marriage was negotiated with Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-Kassel, the only son and heir of William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.[3] For the marriage, Parliament voted Mary £40,000.[3]
They married by proxy at the Chapel Royal of St. James's Palace in London on 8 May, then in person on 28 June 1740 at Kassel.[2] The marriage was unhappy, and Frederick was said to be "brutal" and "a boor". In late 1746, Mary made an extended trip to Britain to escape his maltreatment. The couple separated in 1754 on Frederick's conversion to Roman Catholicism. They had four sons, three of whom survived to adulthood.[3] In 1756, Mary moved to Denmark, to take care of the children of her sister, Louise of Great Britain, who had died in 1751. She took her children with her; they were raised at the royal court and her sons were 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 on 14 or 16 of January, 1772, aged 48 at Hanau, Germany.[2]
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.[5]
Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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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 |
Princess Mary of Great Britain
Cadet branch of the House of Welf
Born: 5 March 1723 Died: 14 January 1772 |
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German royalty | ||
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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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