Princess Mary of Great Britain

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For other persons known as Princess Mary, see Princess Mary

Princess Mary
Landgravine of Hesse-Cassel
Consort 1 February 1760[1] – 14 January 1772
Consort to Frederick II
Issue
Prince William of Hesse
William I, Elector of Hesse
Charles of Hesse
Prince Frederick of Hesse
Detail
Titles and styles
HRH The Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel
HRH Princess Frederick of Hesse-Kassel
HRH The Princess Mary
HRH Princess Mary[2]
Royal house House of Hanover
Father George II of Great Britain
Mother Caroline of Ansbach
Born 5 March 1723(1723-03-05)
Leicester House, London
Died 14 January 1772 (aged 48)
Hanau, Germany
Burial 1 February 1772
Hanau, Germany

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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Early life

Princess Mary was born at Leicester House, London. 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.

Her father succeeded, as George II, on 11 June 1727, and she became HRH The Princess Mary

Marriage

Princess Mary married Frederick of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), firstly, by proxy in London on 8 May, then in person on 28 June 1740 at Kassel. They separated in 1754, having had four sons, three of whom survived to adulthood. 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 in 1772, aged 48 at Hanau, Germany.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

Arms

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.[3]

Issue

Name Birth Death Notes
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

Ancestors

References

  1. ^ The Peerage – Landgrave William VIII
  2. ^ a b The London Gazette refers to her as "Princess Mary"
  3. ^ Marks of Cadency in the British Royal Family