Alexandra, Princess of Leiningen

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For other people called Princess Alexandra of Hanover, see Princess Alexandra (disambiguation).

Princess Alexandra
Princess of Leiningen
Consort to	Andreas, 8th Prince of Leiningen
Issue
Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Leiningen Princess Olga Prince Hermann
Full name
Alexandra Irene Margaretha Elisabeth Bathildis
Detail Titles and styles
HRH The Princess of Leiningen HRH Princess Andreas of Leiningen HRH Princess Alexandra of Hanover
Royal house	House of Hanover House of Leiningen
Father	Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover
Mother	Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Born	18 February 1959(1959-02-18) Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Hanoverian Royal Family

HRH The Prince HRH The Princess HRH The Hereditary Prince HRH Prince Christian HRH Princess Alexandra Extended royal family HRH The Dowager Princess HRH Princess Marie, Countess of Hochberg HRH Prince Otto Heinrich HRH Princess Olga HRH The Princess of Leiningen HRH Prince Heinrich Julius HRH Princess Heinrich Julius HRH Prince Albert HRH Princess Eugenia HRH Prince Julius HRH Princess Saskia, Mrs. Edward Hoope HRH Prince Georg HRH Princess Georg HRH Princess Vera, Mrs. Manuel Dmoch HRH Princess Nora, Mrs. Christian Falk HRH Princess Friederike, Mrs. Jerry Cyr HRH Princess Caroline-Luise HRH Princess Mireille HRH Princess Welf Heinrich
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Princess Alexandra of Hanover (German: Alexandra Irene Margaretha Elisabeth Bathildis Prinzessin von Hannover), Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (born 18 February 1959 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany) is the princess consort of Andreas, 8th Prince of Leiningen. Alexandra is the youngest daughter of Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover (1914-1987) and his wife Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1925-1980). Her eldest brother is Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover, current head of the House of Hanover and her sister-in-law is Princess Caroline of Monaco.

1 Marriage and issue
2 Titles, styles, honours and arms
- 2.1 Titles and styles
3 Ancestry

Marriage and issue

Alexandra married Andreas on 5 October 1981 at Amorbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in a civil marriage. They were remarried six days later in a religious ceremony at Gmunden-am-Traunsee, Upper Austria, Austria. Alexandra and Andrea have three children:

Ferdinand Heinrich Emich Christian Karl, Hereditary Prince of Leiningen (born 8 August 1982)
Princess Olga Margarita of Leiningen (born 23 October 1984)
Prince Hermann of Leiningen (born 1986)

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

18 February 1959 – 5 October 1981: Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
5 October 1981 – 30 October 1991: Her Royal Highness Princess Andreas of Leiningen, Princess of Hanover, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
30 October 1991 – present: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Leiningen, Princess of Hanover, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Ancestry

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Ancestors of Alexandra, Princess of Leiningen

16. George V of Hanover

8. Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover

17. Marie of Saxe-Altenburg

4. Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick

18. Christian IX of Denmark

9. Princess Thyra of Denmark

19. Louise of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel)

2. Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover

20. Frederick III, German Emperor

10. William II, German Emperor

21. Victoria, Princess Royal

5. Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia

22. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

11. Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein

23. Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

1. Princess Alexandra of Hanover'

24. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

12. Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

25. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel

6. Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

26. George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

13. Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe

27. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont

3. Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

28. Ernst Casimir II, 2nd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen

14. Bruno, 3rd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen

29. Countess Thekla of Erbach-Fürstenau

7. Princess Hertha of Ysenburg and Büdingen

30. Adolf, Count of Castell-Rüdenhausen

15. Countess Bertha of Castell-Rüdenhausen

31. Baroness Marie of Thüngen

Titles in pretence
Alexandra, Princess of Leiningen House of Hanover Cadet branch of the House of Welf Born: 18 February 1959
Preceded by Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg	Princess consort of Leiningen 30 October 1991 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent
British royalty
Preceded by Princess Olga of Hanover	Line of succession to the British throne 410^th position	Succeeded by Princess Saskia, Mrs. Edward Hoope

v • d • e Hanoverian princesses

1st Generation	Princess Augusta Sophia* · Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg* · Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh* · Princess Sophia*

2nd Generation	Charlotte Augusta, Princess Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld* · Princess Frederica* · Princess Charlotte* · Victoria of the United Kingdom* · Princess Elizabeth* · Augusta, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz* · Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck*

3rd Generation	Frederica, Baroness Alfons von Pawel-Rammingen* · Princess Marie*

4th Generation	Marie Louise, Princess Maximilian of Baden* · Alexandra, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin* · Princess Olga*

5th Generation	Frederica, Queen of the Hellenes*

6th Generation	Marie, Countess of Hochberg · Princess Frederica, Mrs. Jerry Cyr · Princess Olga · Alexandra, Princess of Leiningen · Princess Caroline-Louise · Princess Mireille

7th Generation	Princess Saskia, Mrs. Edward Hoope · Princess Vera, Mrs. Manuel Dmoch · Princess Nora, Mrs. Christian Falk · Princess Alexandra · Princess Eugenia

* Also princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Persondata
NAME	Alexandra, Princess of Leiningen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Princess Alexandra of Hanover
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Princess of Leiningen, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
DATE OF BIRTH	18 February 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH