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Queen Alexandra (other)
Queen Alexandra (Alexandra of Denmark, 1844–1925) was the consort of Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom. Queen Alexandra may also refer to: People * Salome Alexandra (139 BCE – 67 BCE; ), Queen of Judaea * Alexandra of Yugoslavia (1921–1993), queen consort of Peter II, King of Yugoslavia Places * Queen Alexandra Hospital (other), various hospitals United Kingdom * Queen Alexandra Bridge, a bridge across the River Wear in Sunderland, North East, England * Queen Alexandra College, a college in Harborne, West Midlands, England * Queen Alexandra Dock, a dock in Cardiff Bay, Wales Elsewhere * Queen Alexandra Range, a major mountain range in Ross Dependency, Antarctica * Queen Alexandra, Edmonton, a neighborhood in Alberta, Canada * Queen Alexandra Elementary School, an elementary school in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Other uses * Queen Alexandra Stakes, a flat horse race in the United Kingdom See also * * * Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Alexandra
Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia; 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 22 January 1901 to 6 May 1910 as the wife of King-Emperor Edward VII. Alexandra's family had been relatively obscure until 1852, when her father, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, was chosen with the consent of the major European powers to succeed his second cousin Frederick VII as king of Denmark. At the age of sixteen Alexandra was chosen as the future wife of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the son and heir apparent of Queen Victoria. The couple married eighteen months later in 1863, the year in which her father became king of Denmark as Christian IX and her brother was appointed king of Greece as George I. Alexandra was Princess of Wales from 1863 to 1901, the longest anyone has ever held that title, and became generally popular; her style of dress and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
