Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Queen consort of Denmark
Tenure	14 May 1912 – 20 April 1947
Queen consort of Iceland
Tenure	1 December 1918 – 17 June 1944
Born	(1879-12-24)24 December 1879 Neustadt Palace Schwerin, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Confederation
Died	28 December 1952(1952-12-28) (aged 73) Copenhagen, Denmark
Burial	Roskilde Cathedral
Spouse	Christian X of Denmark ​ ​ (m. 1898; died 1947)​
Issue	Frederik IX Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
Names Alexandrine Auguste
House	Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Father	Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mother	Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia
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Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin^[a] (Alexandrine Auguste; 24 December 1879 – 28 December 1952) was Queen of Denmark from 1912 to 1947, as well as Queen of Iceland from 1918 to 1944 as the spouse of King Christian X.

Alexandrine was a daughter of Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia. She was brought up with simplicity, and her early life was peripatetic, spending summers in Mecklenburg and the rest of the year in the south of France. She married Prince Christian of Denmark in 1898.

Alexandrine became crown princess in 1906 and queen consort of Denmark in 1912. She is not considered to have played any political role, but is described as being intelligent and a loyal support to her spouse. In spite of her German background, she was loyal to her new country and stood by her husband during the German occupation of Denmark during World War II.
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