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Born 4 April 1868Dessau, Anhalt ( 1868-04-04 ) Issue Marie Antoinette, Countess of Solms-WildenfelsPrincess Irene of SchwarzburgPrince Friedrich Gunther of Schwarzburg Children Friedrich Gunther, Prince of Schwarzburg, Princess Marie Antoinette of Schwarzburg Parents Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt, Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg Grandchildren Friedrich Magnus, Prince of Schwarzburg |
Princess Alexandra Therese Marie of Anhalt (4 April 1868 - 26 August 1958) was a Princess of Anhalt and member of the House of Ascania by birth. As the wife of Sizzo, Prince of Schwarzburg, she was a Princess of Schwarzburg by marriage.
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Early life
Princess Alexandra was born on 4 April 1868 in Dessau as the youngest child of Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt and Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg.
Marriage
In the late 1880s false rumours of an engagement between Prince Albert Victor of Wales and Princess Alexandra emerged when in fact the couple had never even met.
In Dessau on 25 January 1897 Princess Alexandra was married to Prince Sizzo of Schwarzburg.
After their marriage the couple lived in Großharthau.
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