Submitted by
Leo van de Pas
corrections/additions are welcome
The Ancestors of
Princess Alexandra of Denmark
(6 generations)
1. Princess Alexandra of
Denmark
Born 1 December 1844 Copenhagen
Died 20 November 1925 Sandringham, Norfolk
2. Christian IX
King of Denmark 1863-1906
Born 8 April 1818 Gottorp
Died 29 January 1906 Castle Amalienborg
Married 26 May 1842 Copenhagen
3. Princess Luise von Hessen-Kassel
Born 7 September 1817 Rumpenheim
Died 29 September 1898 Bernstorff
4. Wilhelm
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Gluecksburg
Born 4 January 1785 Lindenau nr Koenigsberg
Died 17 February 1831 Castle Gottorp
Married 26 January 1810 Castle Gottorp
5. Princess Luise Karoline
von Hessen-Kassel
Born 28 September 1789 Gottorp
Died 13 March 1867 Ballenstedt
6. Landgraf Wilhelm von
Hessen-Kassel
Born 24 December 1787 Biebrich
Died 5 September 1867 Copenhagen
Married 10 November 1810 Castle Amalienborg
7. Princess Charlotte of
Denmark
Born 30 October 1789 Castle Christiansborg
Died 28 March 1864 Castle Christiansborg
8. Friedrich
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Born 20 August 1757 Koenigsberg
Died 25 March 1816 Wellingsbuttel bei Hamburg
Married 5 March 1780 Koenigsberg
9. Countess Friederike von
Schlieben
Born 28 February 1757 Koenigsberg
Died 17 December 1827 Schleswig, Bjakeschen Palace
10. Landgraf Karl von Hessen-Kassel
Born 19 December 1744 Kassel
Died 17 August 1836 Louisenlund nr Eckernforde
Married 30 August 1766 Copenhagen
11. Princess Louise of Denmark
Born 30 January 1750 Castle Christiansborg
Died 12 January 1831 Castle Gottorp
12. Landgraf Friedrich von Hessen-Kassel
Born 11 September 1747 Kassel
Died 20 May 1837 Rumpenheim
Married 2 December 1786 Biebrich nr Wiesbaden
13. Princess Karoline Polyxene
von Nassau-Usingen
Born 4 April 1762 Biebrich
Died 17 August 1823 Rumpenheim
14. Prince Fredrik of Denmark
Born 11 October 1753 Copenhagen
Died 7 December 1805 Copenhagen
Married 21 October 1774 Copenhagen
15. Duchess Sophie Frederikke
von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Born 24 August 1758 Schwerin
Died 29 November 1794 Copenhagen
16. Prince Carl Anton zu Schleswig-Holstein-
Sonderburg-Beck
Born 10 August 1727 Marburg
Died 12 September 1759 Stettin
Married 30 May 1754 Koenigsberg
17. Burggraefin & Graefin
Friederike zu Dohna-Schlobitten
und Leistenau
Born 3 July 1738 Koenigsberg
Died 21 April 1786 Wolde, Mecklenburg
18. Count Leopold Karl von Schlieben
Born 3 February 1723 Magdeburg
Died 18 April 1788 Koenigsberg
Married 18 January 1747 Koenigsberg
19. Countess Marie Eleonore von
Lehndorff
Born 5 February 1723 Steinort
Died 2 February 1800 Koenigsberg
20. Friedrich II
Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel 1760-1785
Born 14 August 1720 Kassel
Died 31 October 1785 Castle Weissenstein
Married 28 June 1740 Kassel Sep.14-2-1755
21. Princess Mary of Great Britain
and Ireland
Born 22 February 1723 London, Leicester House
Died 14 January 1772 Hanau
22. Fredrik V
King of Denmark and Norway 1746-1766
Born 31 March 1723 Copenhagen
Died 14 January 1766 Castle Christiansborg
Married 10 November 1743 Hannover
23. Princess Louise of Great Britain
and Ireland
Born 7 December 1724 London, Leicester House
Died 19 December 1751 Castle Christiansborg
24. = 20
25. = 21
26. Prince Karl Wilhelm von Nassau-Usingen
Born 9 November 1735 Usingen
Died 17 May 1803 Biebrich
Married 16 April 1760 Heidesheim
27. Countess Karoline Felizitas
von Leiningen-Dagsburg-
Heidesheim
Born 22 May 1734
Died 8 May 1810 Frankfurt am Main
28. = 22
29. Princess Juliane Marie of
Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
Born 4 September 1729
Died 10 October 1796 Fredensborg
30. Duke Ludwig von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Born 6 August 1725 Grabow
Died 12 September 1778 Schwerin
Married 13 May 1755 Schwerin
31. Princess Charlotte Sophie
of Saxe-Saalfeld-Coburg
Duchess of Saxony
Born 24 September 1731 Coburg
Died 2 August 1810 Schwerin
32. Peter August
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Born 7 December 1696
Died 22 March 1775
Married 5 September 1723 Rinteln
33. Landgraefin Sofie von Hessen-Philippsthal
Born 6 April 1695 Philippsthal
Died 9 May 1728 Marburg
34. Burggraf & Graf Albrecht
Christoph zu Dohna-Schlobitten
und Leistenau
Born 23 September 1698 Berlin
Died 13 May 1752 Berlin
Married 11 August 1736 Koenigsberg
35. Princess Sofie Henriette von
Schleswig-Holstein-
Sonderburg-Beck
Born 18 December 1698 Minden
Died 10 January 1768 Koenigsberg
36. Count Georg Adam III von Schlieben
Born 5 February 1688
Died 15 June 1737
Married 29 November 1720
37. Countess Katharina Dorothea
Finck von Finckenstein
Born 5 June 1700
Died July 1728
38. Count Ernst Ahasver von Lehndorff
Born 4 January 1688 Koenigsberg
Died 9 May 1727 Landkeim
Married 17 November 1719 Steinort
39. Marie Louise Henriette von
Wallenrodt
Born 2 October 1695 Ragnit
Died 12 February 1773 Koenigsberg in Prussia
40. Wilhelm VIII
Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel 1751-1760
Born 10 March 1682 Kassel
Died 1 February 1760 Rinteln
Married 27 September 1717 Zeitz
41. Duchess Dorothea Wilhelmine
of Saxe-Zeitz
Duchess of Saxony
Born 20 March 1691 Moritzburg a.d.Elster
Died 17 March 1743 Kassel
42. George II
King of Great Britain and Ireland 1727-1760
Born 30 October 1683 Hannover
Died 25 October 1760 Kensington Palace
Married 22 August 1705 Herrenhausen
43. Markgraefin Karoline von Brandenburg-Ansbach
Born 1 March 1683 Ansbach
Died 20 November 1737 London, St.James's Palace
44. Christian VI
King of Denmark and Norway 1730-1746
Born 30 November 1699 Copenhagen
Died 6 August 1746 Horsholm
Married 7 August 1721 Pretsch
45. Markgraefin Sofie Magdalena
von Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Born 28 November 1700 Castle Schonberg
Died 27 May 1770 Christianborg
46. = 42
47. = 43 48. = 40
49. = 41
50. = 42
51. = 43
52. Karl
Fuerst von Nassau-Usingen
Born 1 January 1712 Usingen
Died 21 June 1775 Biebrich
Married 26 December 1734 Eisenach
53. Duchess Christine Wilhelmine
of Saxe-Eisenach
Duchess of Saxony
Born 3 September 1711 Altenkirchen
Died 27 November 1740 Idstein
54. Count Christian Karl Reinhard
zu Leiningen-Dagsburg-
Heidesheim
Born 7 July 1695 Broich a.d.Ruhr
Died 17 November 1766 Heidesheim
Married 27 November 1726 Mettenheim
55. Countess Catharine Polyxene
zu Solms-Rodelheim
und Assenheim
Born 30 January 1702 Rodelheim
Died 21 March 1765 Heidesheim
56. = 44
57. = 45
58. Ferdinand Albrecht II
Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
Born 29 May 1680 Bevern
Died 3 September 1735 Salzdahlem
Married 15 October 1712 Braunschweig
59. Princess Antoinette Amalie
of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
Born 14 April 1696 Wolfenbuettel
Died 6 March 1762 Braunschweig
60. Christian Ludwig II
Duke von Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1747-1756
Born 15 May 1683 Grabow
Died 30 May 1756 Schwerin
Married 13 November 1714 Guestrow
61. Duchess Gustave Karoline von
Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Born 12 July 1694 Neustrelitz
Died 13 April 1748 Schwerin
62. Franz Josias
Duke of Saxe-Saalfeld-Coburg 1729-1764
Born 25 September 1697 Saalfeld
Died 16 September 1764 Rodach
Married 2 January 1723 Rudolstadt
63. Princess Anna Sophie von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Born 9 September 1700 Rathsfeld
Died 11 December 1780 Castle Romhild
64. Friedrich Ludwig
Duke of Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 1719-1728
Born 6 April 1653 Beck
Died 7 March 1728 Koenigsbergen
Married 1 January 1685 Augustenburg
65. Princess Luise Charlotte von
Holstein-Sonderburg-
Augustenburg
Born 23 April 1658 Augustenburg
Died 2 May 1740 Koenigsbergen
66. Philipp
Landgraf von Hessen-Philippsthal 1685-1721
Born 14 December 1655 Kassel
Died 18 June 1721 Aachen
Married 16 April 1680 Kassel
67. Countess Catharina Amalie
zu Solms-Laubach
Born 26 December 1654
Died 26 April 1736 Scheveningen
68. Burggraf & Graf Alexander
zu Dohna-Schlobitten
Born 5 February 1661 Geneve
Died 25 February 1728 Koenigsberg
Married 10 September 1684 Neukloster bei Wismar
69. Burggraefin & Graefin
Amalie Louise zu Dohna
Born 20 July 1661 Stockholm
Died 2 April 1724 Koenigsberg
70. = 64
71. = 65
72. Count Georg Adam II von Schlieben
Born 10 August 1647 Gerdauen
Died 27 June 1720 Koenigsberg
Married February 1676
73. Freiin Eleonore Christine
zu Oelsen
Born 26 February 1652 Schrombehne
Died 28 August 1713 Koenigsberg
74. Count Albrecht Christoph Finck
von Finckenstein
Born 17 August 1662
Died 11 July 1730
Married 4 January 1696
75. Freiin Arnoldine Charlotte
zu Creutzen
Born 16 May 1673
Died 2 July 1749
76. Count Ahasverus Gerhard von
Lehndorff
Born 9 February 1637 Steinort
Died 14 February 1688
Married 6 May 1683
77. Countess Maria Eleanor von
Donhoff
Born 1664
Died 14 April 1723
78. Heinrich von Wallenrodt
Born 2 February 1656
Died 20 July 1702
Married 24 November 1696
79. Maria Katharina von Podewils
Born 4 October 1672
Died 20 December 1738
80. Karl
Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel 1670-1730
Born 3 August 1654 Kassel
Died 23 March 1730 Kassel
Married 21 May 1673 Kassel
81. Duchess Marie Amalie of Kurland
Born 12 June 1653 Mitau
Died 16 June 1711 Weilmuenster
82. Moritz Wilhelm
Duke of Saxe-Zeitz 1681-1718
Born 12 March 1664 Moritzburg a.d.Elster
Died 15 November 1718 Weida
Married 5 July 1689 Potsdam
83. Markgraefin Marie Amalie von
Brandenburg
Born 26 November 1670 Kolln an der Spree
Died 17 November 1739 Castle Schleusingen
84. George I
King of Great Britain and Ireland 1714-1727
Born 28 May 1660 / 7 June 1660 Hannover
Died 11 June 1727 / 22 June 1727 Osnabrueck
Married 21 November 1682 Celle Div.28-12-1694
85. Princess Sophie Dorothea of
Brunswick-Celle
Born 10 September 1666 Celle
Died 13 November 1726 Castle Ahlden
86. Johann Friedrich
Markgraf von Brandenburg-Ansbach 1667-1686
Born 18 October 1654 Ansbach
Died 22 March 1686 Ansbach
Married 4 November 1681 Eisenach
87. Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe
Luise of Saxe-Eisenach
Duchess of Saxony
Born 13 April 1662 Friedewald
Died 9 September 1696 Castle Pretzsch
88. Fredrik IV
King of Denmark and Norway 1699-1730
Born 11 October 1671 Copenhagen
Died 12 October 1730 Odense
Married 5 December 1695 Copenhagen
89. Duchess Louise von Mecklenburg-Guestrow
Born 28 August 1667 Guestrow
Died 15 March 1721 Copenhagen
90. Markgraf Christian Heinrich
von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Born 29 July 1661 Bayreuth
Died 5 April 1708 Weferlingen
Married 14 August 1687 Ober-Sulzburg
91. Countess Sophie Christiane
von Wolfstein
Born 24 October 1667 Sulzburg
Died 23 August 1737 Fredensborg
92. = 84
93. = 85 94. = 86
95. = 87
96. = 80
97. = 81 98. = 82
99. = 83
100. = 84
101. = 85 102. = 86
103. = 87
104. Wilhelm Heinrich I
Fuerst von Nassau-Usingen
Born 2 May 1684 's-Hertogenbosch
Died 14 February 1718 Usingen
Married 15 April 1706 Dillenburg
105. Princess Charlotte Amalie von Nassau-Dillenburg
Born 13 June 1680 Dillenburg
Died 11 October 1738 Castle Biebrich
106. Johann Wilhelm
Duke of Saxe-Eisenach-Jena
Born 17 October 1666 Friedewald
Died 4 January 1729 Eisenach
Married 28 July 1708 Weissenfels
107. Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels
Duchess of Saxony
Born 3 September 1673 Halle
Died 28 November 1726 Eisenach
108. Count Johann Carl August zu Leiningen-Dagsburg-
Heidesheim
Born 19 March 1662 Broich a.d.Ruhr
Died 3 November 1698 Broich a.d.Ruhr
Married 3 December 1685 Babenhausen
109. Countess Johanne Magdalene von
Hanau-Lichtenberg
Born 18 December 1660 Bischofsheim
Died 21 August 1715 Hanau
110. Count Georg Ludwig zu Solms-Rodelheim
Born 28 December 1664 Rodelheim
Died 25 November 1716 Rodelheim
Married 12 June 1696 Hamburg
111. Grevinde Charlotte Sibylla af Ahlefeld
Born August 1672 Copenhagen
Died 17 February 1726 Frankfurt am Main
112. = 88
113. = 89 114. = 90
115. = 91
116. Ferdinand Albrecht I
Duke of Brunswick-Bevern
Born 22 May 1636 Braunschweig
Died 23 April 1687 Bevern
Married 25 November 1667 Eschwege
117. Landgraefin Christine von Hessen-Eschwege
Born 30 October 1649 Kassel
Died 18 March 1702 Bevern
118. Ludwig Rudolf
Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
Born 22 July 1671 Wolfenbuettel
Died 1 March 1735 Braunschweig
Married 22 April 1690 Aurich
119. Princess Christine Luise zu Oettingen-Oettingen
Born 20 March 1671 Oettingen
Died 3 September 1747 Blankenburg
120. Friedrich I
Duke von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Born 13 February 1638 Schwerin
Died 28 April 1688 Grabow
Married 28 May 1671 Weferlingen
121. Landgraefin Christine von Hessen-Homburg
Born 30 June 1653 Bingenheim
Died 16 May 1722 Grabow
122. Adolf Friedrich II
Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1701-1708
Born 19 October 1658 Grabow
Died 12 May 1708 Strelitz
Married 24 September 1684 Guestrow
123. Duchess Marie von Mecklenburg-Guestrow
Born 19 July 1659 Guestrow
Died 16 January 1701 Strelitz
124. Johann Ernst
Duke of Saxe zu Saalfeld Coburg
Born 22 August 1658 Gotha
Died 17 December 1729 Saalfeld
Married 2 December 1690 Maastricht
125. Countess Charlotte Johanna von
Waldeck
Born 13 December 1664 Arolsen
Died 1 February 1699 Hildburghausen
126. Ludwig Friedrich I
Fuerst von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Born
15 October 1667 Rudolstadt
Died 24 June 1718 Rudolstadt
Married 15 October 1691 Gotha
127. Duchess Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Duchess of Saxony
Born 22 December 1670 Gotha
Died 28 December 1728 Rudolstadt
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