Princess Alexandra of Anhalt
Princess Alexandra Therese Marie of Anhalt (4 April 1868 - 26 August 1958) was a Princess of Anhalt and member of the House of Ascania by birth. As the wife of Sizzo, Prince of Schwarzburg, she was a Princess of Schwarzburg by marriage.
| Alexandra of Anhalt | |||||
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| Born | 4 April 1868 Dessau, Anhalt | ||||
| Died | 26 August 1958 (aged 90) Schwetzingen | ||||
| Spouse | Sizzo, Prince of Schwarzburg | ||||
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| House | Ascania | ||||
| Father | Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt | ||||
| Mother | Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
Early life
Princess Alexandra was born on 4 April 1868 in Dessau as the youngest child of Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt and Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg.
Marriage
Alexandra's husband, Prince Sizzo
In the late 1880s false rumours of an engagement between Prince Albert Victor of Wales and Princess Alexandra emerged when in fact the couple had never even met.[1]
In Dessau on 25 January 1897 Princess Alexandra was married to Prince Sizzo of Schwarzburg.
After their marriage the couple lived in Großharthau.[2]
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Princess Marie Antoinette of Schwarzburg | 7 February 1898 | 4 November 1984 | married Friedrich Magnus V, Count of Solms-Wildenfels, issue |
| Princess Irene of Schwarzburg | 27 May 1899 | 28 February 1939 | |
| Friedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg | 5 March 1901 | 9 November 1971 | married Princess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
Ancestry
References
- Items of Social News. West Coast Times, Issue 6382, 5 January 1887, Page 4
- Almanach de Gotha (1922). Page 99
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