Princess Alexandra of Hanover (1882–1963)

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Princess Alexandra
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Consort to	Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Issue
Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Duke Christian Ludwig Duchess Olga Thyra Anastasia, Princess Frederick Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Full name
Alexandra Louise Marie Olga Elisabeth Therese Vera German: Alexandra Luise Marie Olga Elisabeth Therese Vera
Detail Titles and styles
HRH Princess Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland HRH The Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin HRH The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Royal house	House of Hanover House of Mecklenburg
Father	Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover
Mother	Princess Thyra of Denmark
Born	29 September 1882(1882-09-29) 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).

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

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:

Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (22 April 1910 - 31 July 2001). Married Karin Elisabeth von Schaper, daughter of Walter von Schaper and his wife Baroness Louise von Münchhausen. The couple had no issue.

Duke Christian Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (29 September 1912 - 1996). Married Princess Barbara of Prussia, daughter of Prince Sigismund of Prussia and Princess Charlotte Agnes of Saxe-Altenburg. The couple had issue.

Duchess Olga of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1916 - 1917).

Duchess Thyra of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (18 June 1919 - 27 September 1981).

Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (11 November 1923 - 25 January 1979). Married Prince Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, son of Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Countess Ortrud of Ysenburg and Büdingen. The couple had issue.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

29 September 1882 – 7 June 1904: Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
7 June 1904 – 17 November 1945: Her Royal Highness The Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
17 November 1945 – 30 August 1963: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Ancestry

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Ancestors of Princess Alexandra of Hanover (1882–1963)

16. George III of the United Kingdom

8. Ernest Augustus I of Hanover

17. Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

4. George V of Hanover

18. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

9. Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

19. Princess Friederike Caroline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt

2. Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover

20. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

10. Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

21. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

5. Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg

22. Duke Louis of Württemberg

11. Amelia of Württemberg

23. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg

1. Princess Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland

24. Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

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

25. Countess Friederike of Schlieben

6. Christian IX of Denmark

26. Charles of Hesse

13. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel

27. Princess Louise of Denmark and Norway

3. Princess Thyra of Denmark

28. Prince Frederick of Hesse

14. Prince William of Hesse

29. Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen

7. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel

30. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway

15. Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark

31. Princess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

German royalty
Princess Alexandra of Hanover (1882–1963) House of Hanover Cadet branch of the House of Welf Born: 29 September 1882 Died: 30 August 1963
Vacant 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
Titles in pretence
Loss of title Monarchy abolished	— 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

v • d • e British princesses

The generations indicate descent from George I, who formalised the use of the titles prince and princess for members of the British Royal Family. Where a princess may have been or is descended from George I more than once, her most senior descent, by which she bore or bears her title, is used.

1st Generation	Sophia, Queen in Prussia

2nd Generation	Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange · The Princess Amelia Sophia · The Princess Caroline Elizabeth · Mary, Landgravine of Hesse-Cassel · Louise, Queen of Denmark-Norway

3rd Generation	Augusta, Duchess of Brunswick · Princess Elizabeth · Princess Louisa · Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark-Norway

4th Generation	Charlotte, Queen of Württemberg · The Princess Augusta Sophia · Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg · Sophia of Gloucester · Caroline of Gloucester · The Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester · The Princess Sophia · The Princess Amelia

5th Generation	Charlotte Augusta of Wales · Frederica of Cumberland · Charlotte of Clarence · Victoria of the United Kingdom · Elizabeth of Clarence · Augusta, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz · Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck

6th Generation	Victoria, German Empress and Queen of Prussia · Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine · Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein · Frederica, Baroness Alfons von Pawel-Rammingen · The Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll · Marie of Cumberland · Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg

7th Generation	Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife · The Princess Victoria · Maud, Queen of Norway · Marie, Queen of Romania · Victoria Melita, Grand Duchess of Russia · Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Marie Louise, Princess Maximilian of Baden · Margaret, Crown Princess of Sweden · Alexandra, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin · Alice of Albany, Countess of Athlone · Beatrice, Duchess of Galliera · Olga of Hanover · Patricia of Connaught (Lady Patricia Ramsay)

8th Generation	Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife · Maud of Fife · Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood · Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Frederica, Queen of Greece

9th Generation	Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom · The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon · Alexandra of Kent, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy

10th Generation	Anne, Princess Royal

11th Generation	Beatrice of York · Eugenie of York · Lady Louise Windsor

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 of Hanover and Cumberland
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
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