Alexandra, Princess of Leiningen
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| Princess of Leiningen | |||||
| Born | 18 February 1959 Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
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| Spouse | Andreas, 8th Prince of Leiningen (m. 1981) | ||||
| Issue | Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Leiningen Princess Olga Prince Hermann |
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| House | Hanover | ||||
| Father | Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover | ||||
| Mother | Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | ||||
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Princess Alexandra of Hanover[1][2][3][4] (German: Alexandra Irene Margaretha Elisabeth Bathildis, Prinzessin von Hannover), Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Princess of Leiningen (born 18 February 1959) is the wife of Andreas, 8th Prince of Leiningen.
Born in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, Alexandra is the youngest daughter of Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover (1914–1987) and his wife Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1925–1980).[5] Her eldest brother is Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover, current head of the House of Hanover and her sister-in-law is Princess Caroline of Monaco.[6]
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Marriage and issue
Alexandra married Andreas on 5 October 1981 at Amorbach, Germany, in a civil marriage. They were remarried six days later in a religious ceremony at Gmunden-am-Traunsee, Upper Austria, Austria.
In 1997 this marriage was cited as the most recent example of intra-marriage among the descendants of Queen Victoria and King Christian IX.[3] Alexandra was loaned a tiara, an heirloom of the House of Welf, by her cousin Elizabeth II for the wedding.[3] Alexandra and Andrea have three children:
- Ferdinand Heinrich Emich Christian Karl, Hereditary Prince of Leiningen (born 8 August 1982)
- Princess Olga Margarita of Leiningen (born 23 October 1984)
- Prince Hermann of Leiningen (born 1986)
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 18 February 1959 – 5 October 1981: Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Hanover[2]
- 5 October 1981 – 30 October 1991: Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Leiningen,[4] Princess of Hanover
- 30 October 1991 – present: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Leiningen, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
In addition, members of her family sometimes use the style Prince/Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, in contravention of the Titles Deprivation Act 1917, which stripped them of this right.
Ancestry
References
- ↑ In 1919 royalty and nobility were mandated to lose their privileges in Germany, hereditary titles were to be legally borne thereafter only as part of the surname, according to Article 109 of the Weimar Constitution. Styles such as majesty and highness were not retained.
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Eilers, Marlene. Queen Victoria's Descendants. Rosvall Royal Books, Falkoping, Sweden, 1997. pp. 23, 84, 129. ISBN 91-630-5964-9
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, pp. 60-61, 69. (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
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Alexandra, Princess of Leiningen
Cadet branch of the House of Welf
Born: 18 February 1959 |
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| Preceded by | Line of succession to the British throne descended from Victoria, Princess Royal, daughter of Queen Victoria |
Succeeded by Princess Saskia, Mrs. Edward Hooper |
