Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
| Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |
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| Queen of Denmark, Queen of Iceland | |
| File:AlexandrineMecklenburgSchwerin1879.jpg | |
| Spouse | Christian X |
| Issue | Frederik IX, Knud |
| House | House of Nikloting |
| Father | Friedrich Franz III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
| Mother | Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia |
Queen Alexandrine of Denmark (December 24, 1879- December 28, 1952) was the consort of King Christian X of Denmark.
She was born a Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, in the city of Schwerin. Her father was the Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; her mother was the Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia, a granddaughter of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia.
Princess Alexandrine married Prince Christian of Denmark on April 26, 1898, in Cannes, France, when she was 18 years old. They had two children:
- Prince Frederick (1899-1972), later King Frederick IX of Denmark
- Prince Knud (1900-1976)
She died in Copenhagen as Dowager Queen of Denmark in 1952 and is interred next to her husband in Roskilde Cathedral.
The only brother of Queen Alexandrine was Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (born April 9, 1882, in Palermo, Italy; married Princess Alexandra of Hanover, in Gmunden, Austria, on June 7, 1904; died November 17, 1945, in Flensburg, Germany).
The only sister of Queen Alexandrine was the Duchess Cecilie Auguste Marie (born September 20, 1886, in Schwerin; married German Crown Prince William, in Berlin, on June 6, 1905; died May 6, 1954, in Kissingen, Germany).
Ancestors
| 16. Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1778-1819) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8. Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1800-1842) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17. Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (1784-1803) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1823-1883) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18. Frederick William III of Prussia (1770-1840) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9. Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (1803-1892)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19. Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776-1810) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1851-1897) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20. Heinrich XLIV Prinz Reuss zu Köstritz (1753-1832)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10. Heinrich LXIII Fürst Reuss zu Köstritz (1786-1841)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21. Wilhelmine Baronin von Geuder genannt Rabensteiner (1755-1790)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5. Princess Auguste of Reuss (1822-1862) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22. Heinrich Graf zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (1772-1854)[4] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11. Eleonore Gräfin zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (1801-1827)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23. Jenny Prinzessin von Schönburg-Waldenburg[4] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Queen Alexandrine of Denmark (1879-1952) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 24. Emperor Paul I of Russia (1754-1801) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12. Emperor Nicholas I of Russia (1796-1855) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25. Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg (1759-1828) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6. Grand Duke Michael Nicolaievich of Russia (1832-1909) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 26. Frederick William III of Prussia (1770-1840) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13. Princess Charlotte of Prussia (1798-1860) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 27. Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776-1810) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (1860-1922) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 28. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden (1728-1811) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14. Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden (1790-1852) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 29. Luise Karoline Geyer von Geyersberg (1768-1820) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7. Olga Feodorovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1839-1891) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 30. Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (1778-1837) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15. Princess Sophie of Sweden (1801-1865) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 31. Frederica of Baden (1781-1826) | |||||||||||||||||||
Note and References
- ^ a b Alexandrine of Denmark's both paternal great-grandmother, Princess Alexandrine of Prussia, and her maternal great-grandmother, Princess Charlotte of Prussia are sisters. They are both children of Frederick William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, thus they are both also Alexandrine's great-grandaunt.
- ^ a b Lundy, Darryl, thePeerage.com, retrieved October 22, 2007
- ^ a b Lundy, Darryl, thePeerage.com, retrieved October 22, 2007
- ^ a b Lundy, Darryly, thePeerage.com, retrieved October 22, 2007
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