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Princess Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland |
| Princess Alexandra | |
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| Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |
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| Consort to | 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 Thyra Anastasia, Princess Frederick Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
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| Alexandra Louise Marie Olga Elisabeth Therese Vera German: Alexandra Luise Marie Olga Elisabeth Therese Vera |
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| HRH Princess Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland HRH The Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin HRH The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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| Royal house | House of Hanover House of Mecklenburg |
| Father | Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover |
| Mother | Princess Thyra of Denmark |
| Born | 29 September 1882 Schloss Ort, Gmunden, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 30 August 1963 (aged 80) Glücksburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
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 (born 29 September 1882 at Schloss Ort in Gmunden, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary; died 30 August 1963 at Glücksburg Castle, Glücksburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany). Alexandra was the second eldest daughter 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 (or Hesse-Cassel) (1817-1898). Alexandra was a great-great-granddaughter of George III of the United Kingdom (1738-1820) and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818).
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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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Princess Alexandra of Hanover (1882–1963)
Cadet branch of the House of Welf
Born: 29 September 1882 Died: 30 August 1963 |
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Title last held by
Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia |
Grand Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 7 June 1904–14 November 1918 |
Succeeded by herself |
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| Loss of title Monarchy abolished
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— TITULAR — Grand Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 November 1918–17 November 1945 Reason for succession failure: Grand Duchy abolished in 1918 |
Succeeded by Karin Elisabeth von Schaper |
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| NAME | Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 29 September 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gmunden, Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | 30 August 1963 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Glücksburg Castle, Glücksburg, Germany |
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