Alexandra Prinzessin von Hannover
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Alexandra Prinzessin von Hannover (née Alexandra Sophie Cecilie Anna Maria Friederike Benigna Dorothea Prinzessin zu Ysenburg und Büdingen) (born 23 October 1937 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany) is a German politician, philanthropist, and widow of Prince Welf Henry of Hanover. The princess currently serves as a councilwoman representing the Niederrad
district of Frankfurt on the Frankfurt City Council . She is a member of the Christian Democratic Union
political party.
Alexandra married Prince Welf Henry of Hanover, the fourth son of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick and his wife Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, on 20 September 1960 at Büdingen, Hesse, Germany, in a civil marriage ceremony. Alexandra and Welf Henry were remarried the following day in a religious ceremony at the Marienkirche in Büdingen. The couple had no children.
She is the aunt of Queen Sofía of Spain
.
Alexandra's courtesy title
remains Prinzessin Welf Heinrich von Hannover but she is better known by her professional and legal name Alexandra Prinzessin von Hannover with her title as a Princess of Hanover used as her surname.
Niederrad (Frankfurt am Main)
Niederrad is a district or Stadtteil of Frankfurt am Main, Germany with about 23.000 Inhabitants. It is part of the Ortsbezirk Süd, and is subdivided into the Stadtbezirke Niederrad-Nord and Niederrad-Süd.-History:...
district of Frankfurt on the Frankfurt City Council . She is a member of the Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
political party.
Personal life
Princess Alexandra of Ysenburg and Büdingen was born on 23 October 1937 in Frankfurt am Main and was the second eldest child and only daughter of Otto Friedrich III, Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen in Wächtersbach and his wife Felicitas Anna Eleonore Cecilie, Princess Reuss of Köstritz.Alexandra married Prince Welf Henry of Hanover, the fourth son of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick and his wife Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, on 20 September 1960 at Büdingen, Hesse, Germany, in a civil marriage ceremony. Alexandra and Welf Henry were remarried the following day in a religious ceremony at the Marienkirche in Büdingen. The couple had no children.
She is the aunt of Queen Sofía of Spain
Queen Sofía of Spain
Queen Sofía of Spain is the wife of King Juan Carlos I of Spain.-Early life and family:Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark was born in Psychiko, Athens, Greece on 2 November 1938, the eldest child of the King Paul of Greece and his wife, Queen Frederika , a former princess of Hanover...
.
Professional life
Alexandra has represented the Frankfurt district of Niederrad on the Frankfurt City Council since 1980. She currently serves as the Chairwoman of the Culture and Leisure Committee.Titles and styles
- 23 October 1937 – 20 September 1960: Her Serene Highness Princess Alexandra of Ysenburg and Büdingen
- 20 September 1960–present: Her Royal Highness Princess Welf Henry of Hanover
Alexandra's courtesy title
Courtesy title
A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of nobility used for children, former wives and other close relatives of a peer. These styles are used 'by courtesy' in the sense that the relatives do not themselves hold substantive titles...
remains Prinzessin Welf Heinrich von Hannover but she is better known by her professional and legal name Alexandra Prinzessin von Hannover with her title as a Princess of Hanover used as her surname.