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''For other persons known as Princess Mary, see Princess Mary''
'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.

Contents

Early life

Marriage

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles

Issue

Ancestors

References

Early life

Princess Mary was born at Leicester House, London. Her father was ''HRH'' 'The Prince of Wales'. Her mother was Caroline of Ansbach, daughter of Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
At her birth she was styled ''HRH'' 'Princess Mary of Wales'.
Her father succeeded, as George II, on 11 June 1727, and she became ''HRH'' 'The Princess Mary'

Marriage

On 28 June 1740, Princess Mary married Frederick of Hesse-Kassel 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

★ '5 March 1723-11 June 1727': ''Her Royal Highness'' Princess Mary of Wales

★ '11 June 1727-28 June 1740': ''Her Royal Highness'' The Princess Mary

★ '28 June 1740-1 February 1760': ''Her Royal Highness'' Princess Frederick of Hesse-Kassel

★ '1 February 1760-14 January 1772': ''Her Royal Highness'' The Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel

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
Charles of Hesse	1744	1836	married, 1766, Princess Louise of Denmark and Norway; had issue
Prince Frederick of Hesse	1747	1837	married, Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen; had issue

Ancestors

References

★ Henry Churchyard "Royal Genealogies, Part 10"

★ Sam Sloan "Big Combined Family Trees (pafg751)"