Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (1803–1892)

Alexandrine of Prussia
Princess Alexandrine painted by Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Tenure	1 February 1837 – 7 March 1842
Born	(1803-02-23)23 February 1803 Berlin, Prussia
Died	21 April 1892(1892-04-21) (aged 89) Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Spouse	Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Issue	Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Duchess Louise Duke Wilhelm
Full name Friederike Wilhelmine Alexandrine Marie Helene
House	Hohenzollern
Father	Frederick William III of Prussia
Mother	Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (23 February 1803 – 21 April 1892) was Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin by marriage to Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. She was the daughter of Frederick William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Alexandrine was the seventh child and fourth daughter of Frederick William III of Prussia and his wife Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She was a younger sister of Frederick William IV of Prussia, Wilhelm I of Prussia, and Charlotte, Empress of Russia.

Her mother was a niece of Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom and a sister of Queen Frederica of Hanover.

On 25 May 1822, she married Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He succeeded his grandfather as Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1837.

Her marriage was generally considered unhappy; Paul Frederick was a military man who had little time for or interest in his wife and family. Alexandrine, by contrast, was a devoted mother who tenderly raised her children and actively cultivated their cultural pursuits. Alexandrine herself was very cultured but was also described as a stereotypically-remote German princess. She was not considered an intellectual but attended scholarly lectures and read many books.

At the time of her death, she was the last surviving grandchild of Frederick William II of Prussia. She saw several Prussian Kings in the lenght of her long live, they were Frederick William III (her father), Frederick William IV and Wilhelm I (brothers), Frederick III (nephew) and Wilhelm II(greatnephew). Also outlived her son and would die in the reign of her grandson Frederick Francis III.