Name Princess of House House of Hanover | Role 1882–1963 | |
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Tenure 7 June 1904 – 14 November 1918 Born 29 September 1882Schloss Cumberland, Gmunden, Austria-Hungary ( 1882-09-29 ) Issue Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-SchwerinDuke Christian LudwigDuchess OlgaDuchess ThyraAnastasia, Princess Frederick Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg Father Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover Mother Princess Thyra of Denmark Died August 30, 1963, Glucksburg Castle, Glucksburg, Germany Spouse Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (m. 1904) Children Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Parents Prince Ernest Augustus, 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, Princess Thyra of Denmark Similar People Princess Thyra of Denmark, Princess Olga of Hanover, Frederick Francis III - Grand Du, Grand Duchess Anastasia, Duke Christian Louis of | ||
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.
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Family
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).
Marriage and issue
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:
In 1913, a fire broke out at Schwerin Castle while the Duke, Duchess, and guests were dining there. Everyone was able to make it out safely, although the Duke and Duchess had to apparently rush through flying sparks when making their escape. There were a reported $750,000 in damages, in which countless works of art, as well as important rooms were utterly destroyed. Certain reports blamed the fire on a vengeful servant, although an official court announcement stated it was merely an electrical issue.