Alexandra Georgievna of Greece and Denmark

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House of Oldenburg (Glücksburg branch)

George I
Children
   Constantine I
   Prince George
   Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia
   Prince Nicholas
   Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna of Russia
   Princess Olga
   Prince Andrew
   Prince Christopher
Grandchildren
   Prince Peter
   Eugénie, Duchess of Castel Duino
   Olga, Princess Paul of Yugoslavia
   Princess Elizabeth, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach
   Marina, Duchess of Kent
   Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
   Theodora, Margravine of Baden
   Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine
   Sophie, Princess George of Hanover
   Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
   Prince Michael
Great Grandchildren
   Princess Alexandra
   Princess Olga
Constantine I
Children
   George II
   Alexander I
   Elena, Queen of Romania
   Paul
   Irene, Duchess of Aosta
   Princess Katherine
Alexander I
Children
   Alexandra, Queen of Yugoslavia
George II
Paul I
Children
   Sofia, Queen of Spain
   Constantine II
   Princess Irene
Constantine II
Children
   Princess Alexia
   Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
   Prince Nikolaos
   Princess Theodora
   Prince Philippos
Grandchildren
   Princess Maria
   Prince Konstantinos
   Prince Achileas
   Prince Odysseas

Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia (Александра Георгиевна), née Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (August 30, 1870September 24, 1891).

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[edit] Early life

She was born in Corfu, Greece. She was the daughter of George I of Greece and Olga Konstantinovna of Russia, herself the daughter of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia.

[edit] Marriage and Children

When she was 19 years old, she was married to Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia. They had two children:

[edit] Death

Seven months into her second pregnancy, Alexandra took a walk with her friends on the bank of the Moskva River and jumped directly into a boat that was permanently moored there, but fell as she got in. The next day, she collapsed in the middle of a ball from violent labor pains brought on by the previous day's activities. She gave birth to her son, Dmitri, lapsed into a fatal coma, and she died six days later.

Her husband later morganatically remarried Olga Karnovich.

[edit] Titles from birth to death

  • Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark
  • Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia
Styles of
Alexandra Georgievna of Russia
Reference style Her Imperial Highness
Spoken style Your Imperial Highness
Alternative style Ma'am
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