Alexandra Prinzessin von Hannover

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For other people called Princess Alexandra of Hanover, see Princess Alexandra (disambiguation).
Princess Alexandra of Ysenburg and Büdingen
Princess Welf Henry of Hanover
Born (1937-10-23)23 October 1937
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
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Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
Spouse Prince Welf Henry of Hanover
Full name
German: Alexandra Sophie Cecilie Anna Maria Friederike Benigna Dorothea[1][2]
House House of Ysenburg-Büdingen
House of Hanover
Father Otto Friedrich III, Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen in Wächtersbach
Mother Felicitas Anna Eleonore Cecilie, Princess Reuss of Köstritz

Alexandra Prinzessin von Hannover (née Alexandra Sophie Cecilie Anna Maria Friederike Benigna Dorothea Prinzessin zu Ysenburg und Büdingen; 23 October 1937 – 1 June 2015) was a German politician, philanthropist, and wife of Prince Welf Henry of Hanover. The princess lastly served as a councilwoman representing the Niederrad district of Frankfurt on the Frankfurt City Council (German: Frankfurter Stadtverordnetenversammlung).[3][4] She was a member of the Christian Democratic Union political party.[3][4]

Personal life

Princess Alexandra of Ysenburg and Büdingen was born on 23 October 1937 in Frankfurt am Main[1][2][3] and was the second eldest child and only daughter of Otto Friedrich III, Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen in Wächtersbach and his wife Felicitas Anna Eleonore Cecilie, Princess Reuss of Köstritz.[1]

Alexandra married Prince Welf Henry of Hanover, the fourth son of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick and his wife Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, in a civil ceremony on 20 September 1960 at Büdingen, Hesse,[1] and in a religious ceremony on the following day at the Marienkirche in Büdingen.[1][2] The couple had no children. She is the aunt of Queen Sofía of Spain and King Constantine II of Greece, and grandaunt of King Felipe VI of Spain. She died on 1 June 2015, aged 77.[5]

Professional life

Alexandra represented the Frankfurt district of Niederrad[3][4] on the Frankfurt City Council since 1980.[3][4] She lastly served as the Chairwoman of the Culture and Leisure Committee.[3][4]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 23 October 1937 – 20 September 1960: Her Serene Highness Princess Alexandra of Ysenburg and Büdingen
  • 20 September 1960– 1 June 2015: Her Royal Highness Princess Welf Henry of Hanover

Alexandra's courtesy title remained Prinzessin Welf Heinrich von Hannover but she was better known by her professional and legal name Alexandra Prinzessin von Hannover with her title as a Princess of Hanover used as her surname.

Ancestry

Family of Alexandra Prinzessin von Hannover
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Prince Ferdinand Maximilian of Ysenburg and Büdingen in Wächtersbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Ysenburg and Büdingen in Wächtersbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Princess Augusta of Hanau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Prince Friedrich Maximilian of Ysenburg and Büdingen in Wächtersbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Baron Prokop Dobrzenský z Dobrzenicz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Countess Anna Dobrzenský z Dobrzenicz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Countess Elisabeth von Harbuval
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Otto Friedrich III, Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen in Wächtersbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Count Emil Paul von Dönhoff
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Count Otto Magnus von Dönhoff
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Aleksandra Issakowa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Countess Margarete von Dönhoff
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Count Ernst von Schlippenbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Countess Maria von Schlippenbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Countess Henrika Sermage de Szomszédvár et Medvedgrád
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Princess Alexandra of Ysenburg and Büdingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Heinrich XII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Heinrich XXVIII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Countess Anna Karoline of Hochberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Heinrich XXXIV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Friedrich Wilhelm August Christian, Count of Solms-Laubach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Countess Magdalene of Solms-Laubach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Countess Marianne of Stolberg-Wernigerode
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Felicitas Anna Eleonore Cecilie, Princess Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Heinrich LXIII, Count Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Heinrich VII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Countess Eleanore of Stolberg-Wernigerode
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Sophie Renate, Princess Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Princess Sophie of the Netherlands
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Alexandra Prinzessin von Hannover
Cadet branch of the House of Ysenburg
Born: 23 October 1937 Died: 1 June 2015
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