Princess Mary of Great Britain
| Mary of Great Britain | |
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Portrait by George Desmarées
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| Landgravine consort of Hesse-Kassel | |
| Tenure | 1 February 1760 – 14 January 1772 |
| Born |
5 March 1723 (New Style) Leicester House, Westminster, London, England, Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Died | 14 January 1772 (aged 48) Hanau, Germany |
| Burial | 1 February 1772 Hanau, Germany |
| Spouse | Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel |
| Issue |
William I, Elector of Hesse Prince Charles Prince Frederick |
| House | Hanover |
| Father | George II of Great Britain |
| Mother | Caroline of Ansbach |
| Religion | Anglican |
Princess Mary of Great Britain (5 March 1723 – 14 January 1772) was the second-youngest daughter of King George II and Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel as the wife of Landgrave Frederick II.
Princess Mary was born at Leicester House, Westminster, London. Her father was the Prince of Wales, later King George II. Her mother was Caroline of Ansbach, daughter of Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
Her father succeeded, as George II, on 11 June 1727, and she became HRH The Princess Mary. Upon her death in 1737, her mother, queen Caroline, entrusted Mary to her elder sister Caroline, urging her to "do what she could to support the meek and mild disposition of Princess Mary".
A marriage was negotiated with Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-Kassel, the only son and heir of William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. For the marriage, Parliament voted Mary £40,000.
They married by proxy at the Chapel Royal of St. James's Palace in London on 8 May, then in person on 28 June 1740 at Kassel. They had four sons, three of whom survived to adulthood.
The marriage was unhappy, and Frederick was said to be "brutal" and "a boor". Frederick reportedly subjected Mary to spousal abuse. In late 1746, Mary made an extended trip to Britain to escape his maltreatment. The couple separated in 1754 on Frederick's conversion to Roman Catholicism. She was supported by her father-in-law, who provided her with a residence in Hanau, as she did not wish to return to Great Britain, but to stay on the continent to raise her children.
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