Mary Adelaide of Cambridge Archives - History of Royal Women

Augusta of Cambridge – A contemporary of Queen Victoria (Part four)

Saturday, 2 May 2026, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part three here. Augusta became very fond of her niece, Mary (the future Queen Mary), and Mary often wrote to her to keep her informed. The Teck family frequently had financial troubles and had been forced to spend some time on the continent to save money. By 1885, they were regularly back in England, [read more]

Augusta of Cambridge – The daughter of her mother (Part three)

Thursday, 30 April 2026, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part two here. Frederick William and Augusta were now the reigning Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Researchers looking back at their reign would describe Frederick William as having a “pathological stinginess” which “hindered necessary investments in all areas.” However, he had inherited a considerable debt, which he managed to pay off within [read more]

Augusta of Cambridge – Dear, old England (Part two)

Wednesday, 29 April 2026, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. Augusta quickly fell pregnant, but their first child – a son – was stillborn. A second son was born two years later, but he did not survive his first birthday. Their third son, Adolphus Frederick, born on 22 July 1848, survived to adulthood. Shortly before his birth, Mary Adelaide wrote, “You [read more]

The Duchess of Teck’s Emperor of Austria Brooch

Friday, 8 December 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Duchess of Teck’s Emperor of Austria Brooch is “formed as a plaited circle, with pearl centre and 12 brilliant in cut-down collet settings around the edge, suspending a collet chain and three detachable baroque pearl pendants.” The brooch was given to Princess Mary Adelaide, the Duchess of Teck, by Emperor Franz Joseph I of [read more]

The Duchess of Teck’s Collet Necklace

Friday, 20 October 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Duchess of Teck’s Collet Necklace, or at least part of it, was gifted to Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck, by her aunt, Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester. In 1856, Princess Mary Adelaide recorded the gift of “the promised necklace from dear kind aunt Mary.” When the Duchess of Gloucester died the following year, [read more]

The Duchess of Teck’s Tiara

Friday, 1 September 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Duchess of Teck’s tiara is “formed as a band of 20 crescents and three pave-set wild roses on a gold framework.” The elements that this tiara consists of were part of the inheritance from Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, the Duchess of Teck, from her childless aunt, Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester. They were [read more]