Description

George II. 1727-1760. Silver Medal 1740, 17.91 g. Marriage of Princess Maria of Hannover to Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel. By E. Krull and C. Schild. The crowned princess and the crowned landgrave in Roman armour join hands over a burning altar. FELICITAS POPULORUM. Rv. The leaning, decorated coats of arms of Great Britain and Hesse-Kassel. DIU EXOPTADA CONIUNCTIO. In exergue: IN MEMOR : FÖDERIS CONNUBIA : LIS INTER FRIDERICUM LAND GR : HASS : & MARIAM PRINCIP . MAGNÆ BRIT : CONSUMMAT : CASSEL . D . 28 . IUNII . 1740 SUBMISSE OFFERT SENATUS NEO : HANOVIEN: Plain edge. 39.5 mm. Eimer -. MI ii -. Brockmann 981. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.

From the auction Peus 360, Frankfurt a. M., April 1999, lot 3854.

Mary of Great Britain (5 March 1723 - 14 January 1772) was the second-youngest daughter of George II of Great Britain and his wife, Caroline of Ansbach, and later by marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel as the wife of Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. A marriage was negotiated with the only son and heir of William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. For the marriage, Parliament voted Mary 40,000 pounds. 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 Bellevue Palace, Kassel. They had four sons, three of whom survived to adulthood.