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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 ...
Otherwise known as The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, the princess is a dedicated lifelong royal. Read about her relation to King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II, and Princess Anne.
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.
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]
Maximilian (1811–1864), who married Princess Marie of Prussia (1825–1889); King of Bavaria as Maximilian II from 1848 to 1864. Mathilde Caroline (1813–1862), who married Ludwig III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1806–1877). Otto (1815–1867), who married Duchess Amalie of Oldenburg (1818–1875); King of Greece as Otto I from 1832 ...
Death looms large over the final episodes of The Crown, which involve Princes William and Harry continuing to grapple with the loss of their mother, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip planning ...