Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
| Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |
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Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, c. 1907.
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| Grand Duchess of Oldenburg | |
| Tenure | 13 June 1900 – 11 November 1918 |
| Born |
10 August 1869 Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
| Died | 3 September 1955 (aged 86) Schloß Schaumburg, Germany |
| Burial | Ducal (Herzogliches) Mausoleum, Gertrudenfriedhof, Oldenburg |
| Spouse | Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg |
| Issue |
Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg Duchess Alexandrine of Oldenburg Ingeborg Alix, Princess Stephan Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe Altburg, Hereditary Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
| House | Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
| Father | Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg |
| Mother | Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (10 August 1869 – 3 September 1955) was a daughter of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg by his third wife Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. By her marriage to Frederick Augustus II, she became the consort of the last reigning Grand Duke of Oldenburg.
Elisabeth was related to many of Europe's royal families. She was the eldest child of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg by his third wife Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. She was an older sister of Hendrik, Prince consort of the Netherlands, husband of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, making her an aunt of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. She was also a younger half-sister of Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg. Through Frederick Francis, she was an aunt of Alexandrine, Queen of Denmark and Cecilie, the last Crown Princess of Germany. Elisabeth was also a half sister of Marie, Grand Duchess of Russia, who was the mother of Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich of Russia, the pretender to the Russian throne.
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