Alexander of Württemberg 1
- Born: 9 Sep 1804
- Marriage: Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde in 1835
- Died: 4 Jul 1885 aged 80
General Notes:
Duke Alexander of Württemberg was the father of His Serene Highness Prince Francis of Teck and the grandfather to the Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge and Queen Mary of Great Britain, wife of King George V.
His father was Duke Louis of Württemberg, brother of King Frederick I of Württemberg and Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia. His mother was Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg, a great-granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain through his eldest daughter Anne, Princess Royal.
In 1835, he married morganatically a Hungarian countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde (1812-1841) and gave birth to Claudine, Francis and Amalie. His wife was created countess of Hohenstein and the children follow their mother's title as count/ess of Hohenstein from birth.
In 1841, his wife was tragically killed run over by horses and he became mentally unstable for the rest of his life.
In 1863, his three children were elevated to the rank of Prince/cess of Teck by King William I of Württemberg.
The duchy of Teck was a peerage title in the former Kingdom of Württemberg.
In 1871, his son Francis was created Duke of Teck by King Charles I of Württemberg five years after his marriage with Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge. His daughters still remained as Princesses of Teck.
Alexander married Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde in 1835. (Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde was born on 21 Sep 1812 in Erdoszentgyörgy, Transylvania and died on 1 Oct 1841 in Austria.) The cause of her death was thrown from a horse.
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