Person:Alexandra of Denmark (1)
Alexandra of Denmark
b.1 Dec 1844
d.20 Nov 1925
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Frederick VIII of Denmark1843 - 1912
  2. Alexandra of Denmark1844 - 1925
  3. George I of Greece1845 - 1913
  4. Maria Feodorovna1847 - 1928
  5. Princess Thyra _____, of Denmark1853 - 1933
  6. Prince Valdemar of Denmark1858 - 1939
Spouse and Children
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m.
  1. Prince Albert Victor _____, Duke of Clarence and Avondale1864 - 1892
  2. George V of the United Kingdom _____1865 - 1936
  3. Louise _____, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife1867 - 1931
  4. Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom1868 - 1935
  5. Maud of Wales1869 - 1938
  6. Prince Alexander John of Wales1871 - 1871
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Facts and Events
Name Alexandra of Denmark
Gender Female
Birth[1] 1 Dec 1844
Marriage Windsor, Berkshire, EnglandSt. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
to Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Death[1] 20 Nov 1925
Burial[2] St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Reference Number? Q152260?


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Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia; 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 22 January 1901 to 6 May 1910 as the wife of King-Emperor Edward VII.

Alexandra's family had been relatively obscure until 1852, when her father, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, was chosen with the consent of the major European powers to succeed his second cousin Frederick VII as king of Denmark. At the age of sixteen Alexandra was chosen as the future wife of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the heir apparent of Queen Victoria. The couple married eighteen months later in 1863, the year in which her father became king of Denmark as Christian IX and her brother was appointed king of Greece as George I. Alexandra was Princess of Wales from 1863 to 1901, the longest anyone has ever held that title, and became generally popular; her style of dress and bearing were copied by fashion-conscious women. Largely excluded from wielding any political power, she unsuccessfully attempted to sway the opinion of British ministers and her husband's family to favour Greek and Danish interests. Her public duties were restricted to uncontroversial involvement in charitable work.

On the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, Albert Edward became king-emperor as Edward VII, with Alexandra as queen-empress. She held the status until Edward's death in 1910. She greatly distrusted her nephew, German Emperor Wilhelm II, and supported her son George V during the First World War, in which Britain and its allies fought Germany.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alexandra of Denmark, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ Alexandra of Denmark, in Find A Grave.
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