Teck

For other uses, see Teck (disambiguation).
The tower of castle Teck

Teck was a ducal castle in the kingdom of Württemberg, immediately to the north of the Swabian Jura and south of the town of Kirchheim unter Teck (now in the district of Esslingen). Burg Teck takes its name from the ridge, the Teckberg, 2,544 feet high, which it crowned. It was destroyed in the German Peasants' War (1525).[1] The castle was reconstructed during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Foundation

In 1863, the title "Prince of Teck" (German: Fürst von Teck) was conferred as a courtesy title by King William I of Württemberg upon the children of his cousin Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1804–85) by his morganatic marriage with Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde (1812–41), ennobled as countess of Hohenstein. In 1871, Prince Francis, the eldest son of Duke Alexander, was created Duke of Teck. His eldest son Adolphus (born 1868) was the holder of the title in 1910.

Members

The most famous of the Teck family is considered to be Duke Francis's daughter, Mary of Teck, Queen consort to King George V of the United Kingdom and Empress of India.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Chisholm 1911, p. 498.

References

Coordinates: 48°35′17″N 9°28′14″E / 48.58806°N 9.47056°E / 48.58806; 9.47056


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