Name Princess of | Role 1803–1892 | |
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Tenure 1 February 1837 – 7 March 1842 Born 23 February 1803
Berlin, Prussia ( 1803-02-23 ) Issue Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
Duchess Louise
Duke Wilhelm House House of Hohenzollern
House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Father Frederick William III of Prussia Mother Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Died April 21, 1892, Schwerin, Germany Spouse Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (m. 1822) Children Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Parents Frederick William III of Prussia, Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Grandchildren Prince Henry, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Similar People Frederick William III of Prussia, Louise of Mecklenburg‑Strelitz, Frederick Francis III - Grand Du, Alexandra Feodorovna, Grand Duchess Elena Pa | ||
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.
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Life
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.
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Ancestry
Alexandrine's ancestors in three generations