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Alexandra was born in Schloss Johannisburg in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, the eighth child and fifth daughter of King Ludwig I of Bavaria and of his wife, Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. As a girl, her portrait was painted by Joseph Karl Stieler for the Gallery of Beauties , which her father commissioned at Schloss Nymphenburg .
Alexandra aged 11 by Hay Wrightson. Princess Alexandra was born on 25 December 1936 at 3 Belgrave Square, London. [1] [2] Her parents were Prince George, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, a daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia.
Alexandra of the United Kingdom (disambiguation), various princesses; Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (1826–1875), youngest daughter of Ludwig I, King of Bavaria; Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg (1830–1911), fifth daughter of Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg; Princess Alexandra of Anhalt (1868–1958), youngest child of Frederick I, Duke ...
A day before her death, Alexandra reportedly suffered a seizure at 11:00 am. [5] By 1:00 pm on 20 November, members of her family – including her three daughters (the Queen of Norway, the Princess Royal, and Princess Victoria) and her grandson Prince Henry – had arrived, after which she became unconscious. [5]
Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria, Princess of Hohenzollern; Princess Alexandra of Bavaria; Amalia of Oldenburg; Amalie Auguste of Bavaria; Princess Amalie Isabella of Bavaria; Infanta Amalia of Spain; Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont; Princess Antonia of Luxembourg; Princess Augusta of Bavaria; Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of ...
The Landing of Princess Alexandra at Gravesend, by Henry Nelson O'Neil Princess Alexandra of Denmark and the Prince of Wales, 1863. Given that Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, would reach the age of twenty in November 1861, his parents Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert, were taking steps to find a bride for him.
The kingdom of Bavaria was only 4 years old at that time, and showcased its splendour during a 5-day wedding celebration. [1] The festivities began on Max-Joseph-Platz the following day. The city was illuminated and included a folk festival, a free opera, a play, a ball and a music academy.
On the instructions of Queen Alexandra in 1919, a monument in the South Aisle was designed and executed by Bertram Mackennal, featuring tomb effigies of the King and Queen in white marble mounted on a black and green marble sarcophagus, where both bodies were interred on 22 April 1927, [16] their caskets having been placed in front of the altar ...