Alexandra of Denmark

Alexandra of Denmark
Photograph c. 1889
Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions Empress consort of India
Tenure	22 January 1901 – 6 May 1910
Coronation	9 August 1902
Predecessor	Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1861)
Successor	Mary of Teck
Imperial Durbar	1 January 1903
Born	Princess Alexandra of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1844-12-01)1 December 1844 Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died	20 November 1925(1925-11-20) (aged 80) Sandringham House, Norfolk, England
Burial	28 November 1925 St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Spouse	Edward VII ​ ​ (m. 1863; died 1910)​
Issue	Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale George V Louise, Princess Royal Princess Victoria Maud, Queen of Norway Prince Alexander John of Wales
Full name Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia
House	Glücksburg
Father	Christian IX of Denmark
Mother	Louise of Hesse-Kassel
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Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia; 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925) was Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India from 1901 to 1910 as the wife of King Edward VII. She was the eldest daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Louise of Hesse-Kassel. She was also the mother of King George V.^[1]

Alexandra was born as Princess Alexandra on December 1, 1844 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel. She was the older sister of Empress Maria Feodorovna. In 1863, she married Prince Edward VII. They had six children together named Albert, George, Louise, Victoria, Maud, and Alexander.

After her marriage she became the princess of Wales. In 1901, she became queen consort after the death of her mother in-law, Queen Victoria. She was queen consort for nine years until her husband's death in 1910. After his death she became queen mother as her son George V became king.

Alexandra died in 1925 from a heart attack. She was 80 years old and was later buried next to her husband.^[2]