Alexandra of Denmark
Queen consort of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Carolina Marie Charlotte Louise Julia; 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925) was the wife of King Edward VII. She was born in Denmark, and married Edward, then Prince of Wales, in 1863. After her husband's death in 1910, she retired from public life. She died at the age of 80 on 20 November 1925 at Sandringham House from heart attack her funeral took place on 28 November 1925 she was buried with her husband King Edward VII.
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Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, Empress consort of India | |||||
Tenure | 22 January 1901 – 6 May 1910 | ||||
Coronation | 9 August 1902 | ||||
Imperial Durbar | 1 January 1903 | ||||
Born | Princess Alexandra of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1844-12-01)1 December 1844 Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||
Died | 20 November 1925(1925-11-20) (aged 80) Sandringham House, Norfolk, England | ||||
Burial | 28 November 1925 Albert Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle 22 April 1927South Aisle, St George's Chapel | ||||
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House | Glücksburg | ||||
Father | Christian IX of Denmark | ||||
Mother | Louise of Hesse-Kassel | ||||
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