Princess Alexandra of Hanover (1882–1963)
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| Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |||||
| Tenure | 7 June 1904 – 14 November 1918 | ||||
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29 September 1882 Schloss Cumberland, Gmunden, Austria-Hungary |
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| Died | 30 August 1963 (aged 80) Glücksburg Castle, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany |
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| Spouse | Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||
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Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Duke Christian Ludwig Duchess Olga Duchess Thyra Anastasia, Princess Frederick Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
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| House | Hanover | ||||
| Father | Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover | ||||
| Mother | Princess Thyra of Denmark | ||||
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| Alexandra Louise Marie Olga Elisabeth Therese Vera German: Alexandra Luise Marie Olga Elisabeth Therese Vera |
Princess Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland (German: Alexandra Louise Marie Olga Elisabeth Therese Vera Prinzessin von Hannover und Cumberland), Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (29 September 1882, Schloss Ort, Gmunden, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary – 30 August 1963, Glücksburg Castle, Glücksburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) was a granddaughter of Christian IX of Denmark.
Alexandra was the second eldest daughter and third child of Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845–1923) and Princess Thyra of Denmark (1853–1933), the youngest daughter of Christian IX of Denmark (1818–1906) and Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817–1898). Alexandra was a great-great-granddaughter of George III of the United Kingdom (1738–1820) and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744–1818).
Alexandra married on 7 June 1904 in Gmunden, Austria-Hungary to Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1882–1945), son of Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his wife Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia. Alexandra and Frederick Francis had five children:
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