Princess Claudine of Teck

Princess Claudine of Teck (Claudine Henriette, 11 February 1836 – 18 November 1894), known as Countess Claudine von Hohenstein until 1863, was a 19th-century Austrian noblewoman directly related to German and English royalty.[1]

Claudine
Princess of Teck
Portrait by Sydney Hodges
BornCountess Claudine von Hohenstein
(1836-02-11)11 February 1836
Died18 November 1894(1894-11-18) (aged 58)
Graz, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Full name
Claudine Henriette
HouseTeck
FatherDuke Alexander of Württemberg
MotherCountess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde

Family

She was the first-born of the children of the morganatic marriage formed by Duke Alexander of Württemberg and Countess Claudine von Hohenstein (born Countess Claudine Rhédey). This marriage had a morganatic character, so that neither the wife nor the children of the same would be considered members of the Royal House of Wurtemberg. After her would come a brother and a sister:[1]

Her father was an officer in the army of the Austrian Empire and his mother belonged to the Hungarian nobility. For this reason the marriage was established in Vienna. His mother was awarded the title of Countess of Hohenstein Ferdinand I of Austria on May 16, 1835, fourteen days after their wedding. This title was the one used by both she and her siblings at first, after their birth.[2]

Biography

Her childhood and early youth were spent in Vienna with his parents and siblings. Her mother died in 1841, as a result of an accident in which she was run over by horses. Her sister Amelia's marriage to Baron (later Count) Paul von Hügel and their transfer to Reinthal Castle near Graz, led her to take up residence in a Swiss-style chalet a short distance from her sister.[3]

On 1 December 1863, her cousin King William I of Württemberg granted Claudine and her brother Francis the title and rank of princes (fürst) of Teck, with the style of Serene Highness.[4]

Claudine had a great fondness for gardening and farming. In her residence she had a farm. Her life was spent with her sister's family (her husband and their only child, Paul Julius (1872-1912) known as Bubi. They alternated local life with occasional family visits such as those of the family of her brother Francis and his wife Mary Adelaide. and her children, among whom was Princess Mary, future queen consort of the United Kingdom.[3] In the fall of 1869 she visited the United Kingdom invited by her brother Francis and sister-in-law. The visit lasted until the new year (1870) and included a short stay in Windsor Castle summoned by Queen Victoria.[5]

She died of diphtheria on 18 November 1894, fourteen months after the death of her sister Amelia in 1893.[6] Previously, on 10 November 1893, she had made a will.[7]

Titles and styles
  • 28 August 1837 – 1 December 1863: Countess Claudine of Hohenstein.[2][8][9]
  • 1 December 1863 – 18 November 1894: Her Serene Highness Princess Claudine of Teck.[2][9]

References
  1. "Claudine von Württemberg". roglo.eu. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  2. Gothaischer Hofkalender: genealogisches Taschenbuch der fürstlichen Häuser (in German). Perthes. 1890. pp. 375–376.
  3. Pope-Hennessy, James (1959). "Book I. Princess May. 4. Rumpenheim, Neustrelitz and Reinthal. VI". Queen Mary. London. p. 105.
  4. "Nichtamtlicher Theil". Wiener Zeitung (in German). 5 January 1864. p. 35.
  5. Kinloch-Cooke, Clement (1900). A memoir by Her Royal Highness Princess Mary Adelaide Duchess of Teck. New York, London: Charles Scribner's Sons [New York], John Murray [London]. pp. 21–27.
  6. Pope-Hennessy, James (1959). "Book I. Princess May. 4. Rumpenheim, Neustrelitz and Reinthal. VI". Queen Mary. London. pp. 105–106.
  7. "Teck, Fürsten von Staatsangehörigkeit der Fürstin Claudine von Teck und ihres Gemahls Herzog Franz von Teck". www2.landesarchiv-bw.de. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  8. "Nichtamtlicher Theil. Grossbritanien. London, 11. April". Wiener Zeitung (in German). 14 April 1866. p. 154.
  9. "Amtlicher Theil". Wiener Zeitung (84). 2 April 1864. p. 11.

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