Teck

German noble family with connections to British royalty.

The family name was taken from a castle of Wurttemberg. Francis, a prince of Wurttemberg, who became Duke of Teck, married Mary Adelaide, daughter of the Duke of Cambridge, and settled in Britain. He died in 1900 and his wife in 1897. Their daughter, Mary, married King George V. Of their three sons, Adolphus, Duke of Teck (1868–1927), married a daughter of the 1st Duke of Westminster and was created Marquess of Cambridge 1917; Francis died 1910; and Alexander was created Earl of Athlone 1917. In the latter year the family name was changed to Cambridge, when that of the royal family was changed to Windsor.