Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
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| Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | |||||
Princess Alexandra Victoria
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21 April 1887 Grünholz, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia |
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| Died | 15 April 1957 (aged 69) Lyon, France |
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| Spouse |
Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia Arnold Rümann |
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| Issue | Prince Alexander Ferdinand of Prussia | ||||
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| House |
House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg House of Hohenzollern |
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| Father | Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein | ||||
| Mother | Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | ||||
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| Alexandra Victoria Augusta Leopoldine Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmina German: Alexandra Viktoria Auguste Leopoldine Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine |
Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (21 April 1887 – 15 April 1957) was a daughter of Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.
Princess Alexandra Victoria was born on 21 April 1887 at Grünholz Manor in Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia as the second eldest daughter of Frederick Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and his wife Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.
Alexandra Victoria's father was the eldest son of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and a nephew of Christian IX of Denmark. He had succeeded to the headship of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and the title of duke upon the death of his father on 27 November 1885.
Alexandra Victoria's first husband was her first cousin Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia, the son of Wilhelm II, German Emperor and his wife Augusta Viktoria, a sister of Alexandra Victoria's mother.
They married on 22 October 1908 at the Berliner Stadtschloss. The marriage was arranged by the Emperor and Empress, but it was relatively happy. Alexandra was a great favorite of her mother-in-law, especially since the Empress was also her own aunt. A contemporary of the court, Princess Catherine Radziwill, commented that Alexandra "had always shown herself willing to listen to her mother-in-law. She is a nice girl - fair, fat, and a perfect type of the 'Deutsche Hausfrau' dear to the souls of German novel-writers". Another contemporary wrote that the marriage had been a love match, and that Alexandra was a "charmingly pretty, bright girl".
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