| Princess Alexandra | |
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| Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virginia[1][2] | |
| House | House of Hanover |
| Father | Ernst August, Prince of Hanover |
| Mother | Caroline, Hereditary Princess of Monaco |
| Born | 20 July 1999 Vöcklabruck, Upper Austria, Austria |
| Religion | Protestant |
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Princess Alexandra of Hanover[3] (German: Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virginia Prinzessin von Hannover (born 20 July 1999 in Vöcklabruck, Upper Austria,[2]) is the only child of Ernst August, Prince of Hanover, and Caroline, Hereditary Princess of Monaco.[2] She was born six months after her parents' marriage.[4][5][2]
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She is the only one of Princess Caroline's four children who bears any style or title. While she is officially styled in Monaco as HRH, Princess Alexandra of Hanover, the style and title are used out of courtesy elsewhere as Germany is now a republic and does not legally recognize former royal or noble titles. She is legally entitled to use ¨Princess of Hanover¨ only as a surname. She is presently fifth in the line of succession to the Monegasque throne.[4] Through her father, she is included in the line of succession to the British throne.[6] However, because the British Act of Settlement declares that no dynast may marry a Roman Catholic and retain a right of succession, her father automatically forfeited his eligibility for the British crown upon his marriage to (Catholic) Princess Caroline. However, this has no effect on the rights of Princess Alexandra, because her parents have raised her as a Protestant.
Alexandra was christened on 19 September 1999[1] in a ceremony at her father's hunting lodge Auerbach, near Grünau im Almtal, Upper Austria.[1] The princess's godparents are her paternal aunt Alexandra, Princess of Leiningen, half-sister Charlotte Casiraghi, Ulrike Ulmschneider, Maryam Sachs, Virginia Gallico, George Condo, and Eric Maier.[1] She was named for all of her godmothers.
She has half-siblings from each of her parents' previous marriages. From Prince Ernst's previous marriage, she has two half-brothers, Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Hanover and Prince Christian of Hanover.[5] From Princess Caroline's previous marriage, she has two half-brothers, Andrea and Pierre Casiraghi and one half-sister, Charlotte Casiraghi.
Through her father, she is a descendant of King George III of the United Kingdom, William II, German Emperor, Christian IX of Denmark and of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.[5] Through her mother, she descends from Rainier III of Monaco and Grace Kelly.
After many years growing up outside Paris in Le Mée-sur-Seine, she moved in the summer of 2009 to Monaco, where she attends school.
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Princess Alexandra of Hanover (b. 1999)
Cadet branch of the House of Welf
Born: 20 July 1999 |
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| Monegasque royalty | ||
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| Preceded by Charlotte Casiraghi |
Line of succession to the Monegasque throne 5th position |
Succeeded by Princess Stéphanie of Monaco |
| British royalty | ||
| Preceded by Prince Christian of Hanover |
Line of succession to the British Throne | Succeeded by Prince Otto Heinrich of Hanover |
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