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| name = Mary of Great Britain |
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| image = Landgräfin Marie von Hessen-Kassel.jpg |
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| reign = 1 February 1760<ref>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p10887.htm#i108863 The Peerage – Landgrave William VIII]</ref> – 14 January 1772 |
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| reign = 1 February 1760 – 14 January 1772 |
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| issue =[[William I, Elector of Hesse]]<br />[[Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel|Prince Charles]]<br />[[Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel|Prince Frederick]] |
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*[[William I, Elector of Hesse]] |
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*[[Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel|Prince Frederick]]}} |
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| house = [[House of Hanover|Hanover]] |
| house = [[House of Hanover|Hanover]] |
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| father =[[George II of Great Britain]] |
| father = [[George II of Great Britain]] |
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| mother =[[Caroline of Ansbach]] |
| mother = [[Caroline of Ansbach]] |
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| birth_date ={{Birth date|1723|3|5|df=y}} ([[Old Style and New Style dates|New Style]]) |
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1723|3|5|df=y}} ([[Old Style and New Style dates|New Style]]) |
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| birth_place = [[Leicester House, Westminster|Leicester House]], [[London]], England |
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| death_date ={{Death date and age|1772|1|14|1723|3|5|df=yes}} |
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1772|1|14|1723|3|5|df=yes}} |
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| death_place =[[Hanau]], Germany |
| death_place = [[Hanau]], Germany |
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| burial_date =1 February 1772 |
| burial_date = 1 February 1772 |
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| burial_place =Hanau, Germany |
| burial_place = Marienkirche, Hanau, Germany |
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'''Mary of Great Britain''' (5 March 1723 – 14 January 1772) was the second-youngest daughter of [[George II of Great Britain]] and his wife, [[Caroline of Ansbach]], and [[Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel]] as the wife of [[Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel]]. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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[[File:Amigoni - Mary of Great Britain.png|left|thumb|197x197px|Princess Mary, by [[Jacopo Amigoni]]]] |
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Princess Mary was born at [[Leicester |
Princess Mary was born at [[Leicester House, Westminster|Leicester House]], [[Westminster]], [[London]].<ref name=Weir284>{{cite book|first=Alison|last=Weir|author-link=Alison Weir|title=Britain's Royal Families, The Complete Genealogy|publisher=Vintage Books|location=London|year=2008|isbn=978-0-09-953973-5|page=284}}</ref> Her father was the [[Prince of Wales]], later [[George II of Great Britain|King George II]]. Her mother was [[Caroline of Ansbach]], daughter of [[Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach]].<ref name=Weir284/> |
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Her father succeeded, as George II, on 11 June 1727, and she became "HRH The Princess Mary". Upon her death in 1737, her mother, Queen Caroline, entrusted Mary to her elder sister Caroline, urging her to "do what she could to support the meek and mild disposition of Princess Mary".<ref>Michael A. Beatty: The English Royal Family of America, from Jamestown to the American Revolution</ref> |
Her father succeeded, as George II, on 11 June 1727, and she became "HRH The Princess Mary". Upon her death in 1737, her mother, Queen Caroline, entrusted Mary to her elder sister Caroline, urging her to "do what she could to support the meek and mild disposition of Princess Mary".<ref>Michael A. Beatty: The English Royal Family of America, from Jamestown to the American Revolution</ref> |
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==Marriage== |
==Marriage== |
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[[File:Tischbein - Erbprinz Friedrich II. mit seiner Familie - Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel.png|thumb|Mary as Hereditary Princess of Hesse-Kassel with her family in 1754. Painting by [[Johann Heinrich Tischbein]].]] |
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}}</ref> For the marriage, [[Parliament of Great Britain|Parliament]] voted Mary £40,000.<ref name=odnb/> |
}}</ref> For the marriage, [[Parliament of Great Britain|Parliament]] voted Mary £40,000.<ref name=odnb/> |
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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]].<ref name=Weir284/> |
They [[proxy marriage|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 [[Bellevue Palace, Kassel|Bellevue Palace]], [[Kassel]].<ref name=Weir284/> |
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They had four sons, three of whom survived to adulthood.<ref name=odnb/> |
They had four sons, three of whom survived to adulthood.<ref name=odnb/> |
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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]]. She was supported by her father-in-law, who provided her with a residence in Hanau, as she did not wish to return to Great Britain, but to stay on the continent to raise her children.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> |
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]]. She was supported by her father-in-law, who provided her with a residence in Hanau, as she did not wish to return to Great Britain, but to stay on the continent to raise her children.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> |
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In 1756, Mary moved to Denmark, to take care of the children of her sister |
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, and 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. |
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Mary died on 14 or 16 January 1772, aged 48 at [[Hanau]], [[Germany]].<ref name=Weir284/> |
Mary died on 14 or 16 January 1772, aged 48 at [[Hanau]], [[Germany]].<ref name=Weir284/> |
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==Archive Information== |
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==Titles, styles, honours and arms== |
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Mary's personal library and documents are preserved in the Archive of the House of Hesse, which is kept in [[Fasanerie]] Palace in Eichenzell, Hesse, Germany.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.schloss-fasanerie.de/en/schloss-fasanerie/house-of-hesse-archive/ | title=House of Hesse Archive. | publisher=Museum Schloss Fasanerie. | access-date=16 May 2023}}</ref> |
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* 5 March 1723 – 11 June 1727: ''Her Royal Highness'' Princess Mary<ref name="gaz">''[http://www.londongazette.co.uk/ViewPDF.aspx?pdf=6657 The London Gazette]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}'' refers to her as "Princess Mary"</ref> |
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* 11 June 1727 – 8 May 1740: ''Her Royal Highness'' The Princess Mary |
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* 8 May 1740 – 25 March 1751: ''Her Royal Highness'' Princess Frederick of Hesse-Kassel |
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* 25 March 1751 – 1 February 1760: ''Her Royal Highness'' The Hereditary Princess of Hesse-Kassel |
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* 1 February 1760 – 14 January 1772: ''Her Royal Highness'' The Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel |
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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''.<ref>[http://www.heraldica.org/topics/britain/cadency.htm Marks of Cadency in the British Royal Family]</ref> |
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''.<ref>[http://www.heraldica.org/topics/britain/cadency.htm Marks of Cadency in the British Royal Family]</ref> |
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==Issue== |
==Issue== |
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|[[William I, Elector of Hesse]]| |
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|19 December 1744 |
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|married, 1766, [[Princess Louise of Denmark (1750–1831)|Louise of Denmark]]; had issue |
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|11 September 1747 |
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|1= 1. '''Princess Mary of Great Britain''' |
|1= 1. '''Princess Mary of Great Britain''' |
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|2= 2. [[George II of Great Britain]] |
|2= 2. [[George II of Great Britain]] |
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|3= 3. [[Caroline of Ansbach]] |
|3= 3. [[Caroline of Ansbach|Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach]] |
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|4= 4. [[George I of Great Britain]] |
|4= 4. [[George I of Great Britain]] |
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|5= 5. [[Sophia Dorothea of Celle]] |
|5= 5. [[Sophia Dorothea of Celle|Duchess Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Celle]] |
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|6= 6. [[John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach]] |
|6= 6. [[John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach]] |
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|7= 7. [[Princess |
|7= 7. [[Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach]] |
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|8= 8. [[Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover]] |
|8= 8. [[Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover]] |
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|9= 9. [[Sophia of Hanover|Sophia of the Palatinate]] |
|9= 9. [[Sophia of Hanover|Princess Sophia of the Palatinate]] |
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|10= 10. [[George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg]] |
|10= 10. [[George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg]] |
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|11= 11. [[Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse]] |
|11= 11. [[Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse]] |
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|12= 12. [[Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach]] |
|12= 12. [[Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach]] |
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|13= 13. [[Sophie Margarete of Oettingen-Oettingen]] |
|13= 13. [[Sophie Margarete of Oettingen-Oettingen|Countess Sophie Margarete of Oettingen-Oettingen]] |
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|14= 14. [[John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach]] |
|14= 14. [[John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach]] |
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|15= 15. [[Johannetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1632–1701)|Johannetta, Countess of Sayn-Altenkirchen]] |
|15= 15. [[Johannetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1632–1701)|Johannetta, Countess of Sayn-Altenkirchen]] |
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{{Commons category|Princess Mary of Great Britain}} |
{{Commons category|Princess Mary of Great Britain}} |
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* {{cite DNB|wstitle=Mary (1723-1772)|first=James McMullen|last= Rigg|volume=36}} |
* {{cite DNB|wstitle=Mary (1723-1772)|first=James McMullen|last= Rigg|volume=36}} |
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* {{cite book|first=Alison|last=Weir| |
* {{cite book|first=Alison|last=Weir|author-link=Alison Weir|title=Britain's Royal Families, The Complete Genealogy|publisher=Vintage Books|location=London|year=2008|isbn=978-0-09-953973-5}} |
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Mary of Great Britain | |
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Landgravine consort of Hesse-Kassel | |
Tenure | 1 February 1760 – 14 January 1772 |
Born | New Style) Leicester House, London, England | 5 March 1723 (
Died | 14 January 1772 Hanau, Germany | (aged 48)
Burial | 1 February 1772 Marienkirche, Hanau, Germany |
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House | Hanover |
Father | George II of Great Britain |
Mother | Caroline of Ansbach |
Mary of Great Britain (5 March 1723 – 14 January 1772) was the second-youngest daughter of George II of Great Britain and his wife, Caroline of Ansbach, and Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel as the wife of Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.
Early life
[edit]Princess Mary was born at Leicester House, Westminster, London.[1] 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.[1]
Her father succeeded, as George II, on 11 June 1727, and she became "HRH The Princess Mary". Upon her death in 1737, her mother, Queen Caroline, entrusted Mary to her elder sister Caroline, urging her to "do what she could to support the meek and mild disposition of Princess Mary".[2]
Marriage
[edit]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 Bellevue Palace, Kassel.[1] They had four sons, three of whom survived to adulthood.[3]
The marriage was unhappy, and Frederick was said to be "brutal" and "a boor". Frederick reportedly subjected Mary to spousal abuse.[4] 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. She was supported by her father-in-law, who provided her with a residence in Hanau, as she did not wish to return to Great Britain, but to stay on the continent to raise her children.[4]
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, and 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 January 1772, aged 48 at Hanau, Germany.[1]
Archive Information
[edit]Mary's personal library and documents are preserved in the Archive of the House of Hesse, which is kept in Fasanerie Palace in Eichenzell, Hesse, Germany.[5]
Arms
[edit]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.[6]
Issue
[edit]Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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Prince William of Hesse-Kassel | 25 December 1741 | 1 July 1742 | died in infancy |
William I, Elector of Hesse | 3 June 1743 | 27 February 1821 | married, 1763, Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark and Norway; had issue |
Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel | 19 December 1744 | 17 August 1836 | married, 1766, Louise of Denmark; had issue |
Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel | 11 September 1747 | 20 May 1837 | married, 1786, Caroline of Nassau-Usingen; had issue |
Ancestors
[edit]Ancestors of Princess Mary of Great Britain |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Weir, Alison (2008). Britain's Royal Families, The Complete Genealogy. London: Vintage Books. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-09-953973-5.
- ^ Michael A. Beatty: The English Royal Family of America, from Jamestown to the American Revolution
- ^ a b c Williamson, David (2004). "Mary, Princess (1723–1772)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18253. Retrieved 15 March 2011. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b James Panton:Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy
- ^ "House of Hesse Archive". Museum Schloss Fasanerie. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Marks of Cadency in the British Royal Family
Sources
[edit]- Rigg, James McMullen (1893). Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co. . In
- Weir, Alison (2008). Britain's Royal Families, The Complete Genealogy. London: Vintage Books. ISBN 978-0-09-953973-5.
- Williamson, David (2004). "Mary, Princess (1723–1772)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18253. Retrieved 15 March 2011. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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- British princesses
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- Landgravines of Hesse-Kassel
- House of Hanover
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