Alexandra, Princess of Leiningen

Infobox Hanoverian Royalty|highness|consort
name = Princess Alexandra
title = Princess of Leiningen


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full name = Alexandra Irene Margaretha Elisabeth Bathildis
titles = "HRH" The Princess of Leiningen
"HRH" Princess Andreas of Leiningen
"HRH" Princess Alexandra of Hanover
spouse = Andreas, 8th Prince of Leiningen
issue = Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Leiningen
Princess Olga
Prince Hermann
royal house = House of Hanover
House of Leiningen
father = Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover
mother = Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
date of birth = birth date|1959|2|18|df=yes
place of birth =flagicon|Germany Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
date of death =
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Princess Alexandra of Hanover (German: "Alexandra Irene Margaretha Elisabeth Bathildis Prinzessin von Hannover"), Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (born 18 February 1959 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany) is the princess consort of Andreas, 8th Prince of Leiningen. 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). 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.

Marriage and issue

Alexandra married Andreas on 5 October 1981 at Amorbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in a civil marriage. They were remarried six days later in a religious ceremony at Gmunden-am-Traunsee, Upper Austria, Austria. 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, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
*5 October 1981 – 30 October 1991: "Her Royal Highness" Princess Andreas of Leiningen, Princess of Hanover, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
*30 October 1991 – present: "Her Royal Highness" The Princess of Leiningen, Princess of Hanover, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Ancestry

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1=1. Princess Alexandra of Hanover'
2=2. Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover
3=3. Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
4=4. Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick
5=5. Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia
6=6. Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
7=7. Princess Hertha of Ysenburg and Büdingen
8=8. Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover
9=9. Princess Thyra of Denmark
10=10. William II, German Emperor
11=11. Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein
12=12. Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
13=13. Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe
14=14. Bruno, Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen
15=15. Countess Bertha of Castell-Rüdenhausen
16=16. George V of Hanover
17=17. Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
18=18. Christian IX of Denmark
19=19. Louise of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel)
20=20. Frederick III, German Emperor
21=21. Victoria, Princess Royal
22=22. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
23=23. Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
24=24. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
25=25. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
26=26. George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
27=27. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont
28=28. Ernst Casimir II, Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen
29=29. Countess Thekla of Erbach-Fürstenau
30=30. Adolf, Count of Castell-Rüdenhausen
31=31. Baroness Marie of Thüngen

Persondata
NAME=Alexandra, Princess of Leiningen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Princess Alexandra of Hanover
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Princess of Leiningen, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
DATE OF BIRTH=18 February 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH=Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=