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Alexandra of Denmark
Alexandra of Denmark 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 Edward VII.
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culture · Queen of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910 · photographer · painter · aristocrat · also Alexandra of Denmark, Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia, Queen Alexandra, Alexandra, Queen of the United Kingdom, Princess Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia of Denmark, Princess Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Born 1 December 1844 · Died 20 November 1925 · Q152260
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1925· 1 entry
Died 1925-11-20.
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1920· 1 entry
A blood vessel in her eye burst, leaving her with temporary partial blindness
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1919· 1 entry
By HMS Marlborough and brought to England, where she lived for some time with her sister Alexandra
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1911· 1 entry
Since it was not customary for a crowned queen to attend the coronation of another king or queen, but otherwise continued the public side of her life, devoting time to her charitable causes
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1910· 2 entries
Alexandra became the first queen consort to visit the British House of Commons during a debate
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At which point their son George V acceded to the throne
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1907· 2 entries
Alexandra and her sister, Dowager Empress Maria, purchased a villa north of Copenhagen, Hvidøre, as a private getaway
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The Royal Alexandra Theatre was built in Toronto, Canada, as North America's first royal theatre
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1904· 1 entry
Won: Austro-Hungarian Empire with Foreign (1904).
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1902· 3 entries
Won: Ottoman Empire with Foreign (June 1902).
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Won: Empire of Japan with Foreign (June 1902).
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Won: Persian Empire with Foreign (June 1902).
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1901· 4 entries
Were the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom impaled with the arms of her father, the King of Denmark
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Career landmark: Consort of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1901–1910).
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Alexandra became queen-empress with her husband's accession as Edward VII
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Albert Edward became king-emperor as Edward VII, with Alexandra as queen-empress consort
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1894· 1 entry
Her brother-in-law Alexander III of Russia died and her nephew Nicholas II became Tsar
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1890· 1 entry
Alexandra wrote a memorandum, distributed to senior British ministers and military personnel, warning against the planned exchange of the British North Sea island of Heligoland for the German colony of Zanzibar, pointing
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1889· 1 entry
Won: Grand Duchy of Hesse with Foreign (July 1889).
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1886· 1 entry
Won: Kingdom of Prussia with Foreign (1886).
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1885· 1 entry
Suffered a rare moment of public hostility when visiting the City of Cork, a hotbed of Irish nationalism
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1881· 1 entry
Alexandra and Albert Edward travelled to Saint Petersburg after the assassination of Alexander II of Russia, both to represent Britain and so that Alexandra could provide comfort to her sister, who had become tsarina
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1872· 2 entries
Awarded Dame of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa presented by Amadeo I of Spain (1872).
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Won: Kingdom of Spain with Foreign (February 1872).
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1867· 1 entry
The added complication of a bout of rheumatic fever threatened Alexandra's life and left her with a permanent limp
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1865· 1 entry
Won: Russian Empire with Foreign (May 1865).
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1863· 2 entries
Won: Kingdom of Portugal with Foreign (June 1863).
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The year in which her father became king of Denmark as Christian IX and her brother William was appointed king of Greece as George I
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1861· 1 entry
“I have buried my angel and with him my happiness.”
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1852· 1 entry
The major European powers called a conference in London to discuss the Danish succession
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1848· 1 entry
Christian VIII of Denmark died and his only son Frederick acceded to the throne
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1844· 1 entry
Born 1844-12-01.
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