Helena Frances Augusta (Württemberg) Gibbs (1899 - 1969)

Born 23 Oct 1899 in Grosvenor House, Mayfair, London, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Evelyn Gibbs — married 2 Sep 1919 in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England

Died 22 Dec 1969 at age 70 in the residence of her sister (the Duchess of Beaufort), Badminton House, Gloucestershire, England

Biography

Princess of Teck, Lady Helena Cambridge, Lady Helena Gibbs.

Background

"Princess Helena of Teck was born at Grosvenor House, Mayfair, Westminster. Her father was Prince Adolphus of Teck (later the 2nd Duke of Teck and after 1917 - 1st Marquess of Cambridge), the eldest son of Francis, Duke of Teck and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge. Her mother was Lady Margaret Evelyn Grosvenor, 3rd daughter of Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster. As a child of Prince Adolphus of Teck, she was styled Her Serene Highness Princess Helena of Teck from birth."

Lady Helena Cambridge

"During World War I, anti-German feeling in the United Kingdom led King George V to change the name of the royal house from the Germanic House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to the English House of Windsor. The King also renounced all his Germanic titles for himself and all members of the British Royal Family who were not residents of other countries, including Princess Helena of Teck and her family. In response to this, Helena's father renounced his title of Duke of Teck in the Kingdom of Württemberg and the style His Highness. Adolphus, along with his brother, Prince Alexander of Teck, then adopted the name Cambridge, after their grandfather, Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge. He was subsequently created Marquess of Cambridge, Earl of Eltham, and Viscount Northallerton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Helena was then entitled to the style of The Lady Helena Cambridge as the daughter of a marquess."

Marriage and family

"On 2 September 1919 at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Lady Helena Cambridge married Colonel John Evelyn Gibbs, a veteran of the Boer Wars and World War I, and grandson of famed Victorian businessman William Gibbs. They had no children."

Death

"She survived her husband by 37 years and died on 22 December 1969 at Badminton House, Gloucestershire, the home of her sister Mary, Duchess of Beaufort."

Titles from birth to death

23 October 1899 – 1917: Her Serene Highness Princess Helena of Teck;

1917 – 2 September 1919: Lady Helena Cambridge;

2 September 1919 – 22 December 1969: Lady Helena Gibbs.

Sources

Wikipedia, Lady Helena Gibbs: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Helena_Gibbs.