Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde

Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde
Countess von Hohenstein
Spouse	Duke Alexander of Württemberg
Issue
Princess Claudine Prince Francis, Duke of Teck Princess Amelie
Father	Count László Rhédy de Kis-Rhéde
Mother	Baroness Ágnes Inczédy de Nagy-Várad
Born	21 September 1812(1812-09-21) Sângeorgiu de Pădure, Transylvania
Died	1 October 1841(1841-10-01) (aged 29) Austria

Countess Claudine Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde (September 21,^[1] 1812 – October 1, 1841) was the wife of Duke Alexander of Württemberg. Her son, Francis, Duke of Teck was the father of Mary of Teck, Queen consort to George V of the United Kingdom.

She was born in Erdőszentgyörgy, Transylvania (then part of the Austrian Empire, today Sângeorgiu de Pădure, Romania) to Count László Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde and his wife Baroness Ágnes Inczédy de Nagy-Várad. At birth, she was styled as Countess Klaudina (Claudine) Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde.

In 1835, she married Duke Alexander of Württemberg, the son of Duke Louis of Württemberg, younger brother of King Frederick I of Württemberg. Due to the German laws relating to the line of succession, she was viewed as being of non-Royal rank and the marriage was declared morganatic. She was denied the title of Duchess. However, she was later created Countess von Hohenstein and her entire family were granted German titles and styled as Dukes and Princesses of Teck.

Claudine died in Austria in 1841 after being thrown from her horse and trampled to death in front of a cavalry charge at a military review; other sources say she died in a carriage accident.

Issue

Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde and Countess von Hohenstein had three children with Duke Alexander of Württemberg:

• Princess Claudine of Teck (1836–1894)
• Prince Francis of Teck, later 1st Duke of Teck (1837–1900)
• Princess Amelie of Teck (1838–1893)

All children were initially styled as Count or Countess von Hohenstein, taking their titles from their mother. However in 1863, the children were created Prince or Princess of Teck, with the style Serene Highness in the Kingdom of Württemberg.

Descendants

Prince Francis of Teck was later created Duke of Teck. He married Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, a granddaughter of King George III and became a member of the British Royal Family. His only daughter, Mary of Teck, married Prince George, Duke of York in July 1893, becoming Queen-Consort on her husband's accession to the throne in May 1910. The current British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II is Mary's granddaughter, and thus Claudine's great-great-granddaughter.

Ancestors

She is the 10th great-granddaughter of Vlad IV "Calugarul" "the Monk", Voivode of Wallachia (1482-95), the younger half-brother of Vlad Ţepeş.^[2]

Countess Claudine Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde's ancestors in three generations

Countess Claudine Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde	Father: Count László Rhédy de Kis-Rhéde	Paternal Grandfather: Count Mihály Rhédy de Kis-Rhéde	Paternal Great-grandfather: Count László Rhédy de Kis-Rhéde
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Countess Mária Toroczkay de Toroczkó-Szent-György
		Paternal Grandmother: Countess Terézia Bánffy de Losoncz	Paternal Great-grandfather: Count Boldizsár Bánffy de Losoncz
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Krisztina Kemény de Magyar-Gyerö-Monostor
	Mother: Baroness Ágnes Inczédy de Nagy-Várad	Maternal Grandfather: Baron Gergely Inczédy de Nagy-Várad	Maternal Great-grandfather: Baron Gergely Inczédy de Nagy-Várad
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Baroness Ágnes Kendeffy de Malmoviz
		Maternal Grandmother: Baroness Karoline Barcsay de Nagy-Barcsa	Maternal Great-grandfather: Baron Péter Barcsay de Nagy-Barcsa
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Baroness Terézia Inczédy de Nagy-Várad

See also

• Mary of Teck
• Samuel Aba of Hungary
• Genealogy of the British Royal Family

References

1. ^ Baptismal date; her birth date is unknown
2. ^ http://genealogy.euweb.cz/balkan/basarab.html

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Persondata
Name	Kis-Rhede, Claudine Rhedey Von
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	September 21, 1812
Place of birth	Sângeorgiu de Pădure, Transylvania
Date of death	October 1, 1841
Place of death	Austria