Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
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| Marie of Saxe-Altenburg | |
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| Queen of Hanover | |
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| Consort | 18 November 1851 – 12 June 1878 |
| Consort to | George V |
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| Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover Princess Frederica of Hanover Princess Marie of Hanover |
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| Full name | |
| Alexandrina Mary Wilhelmina Catherine Charlotte Theresa Henrietta Louise Pauline Elizabeth Frederica Georgina | |
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| HM The Queen of Hanover HRH The Crown Princess of Hanover HH Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg HH Princess Marie of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
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| Royal house | House of Hanover |
| Father | Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
| Mother | Amelia of Württemberg |
| Born | 14 April 1818 Hildburghausen, Thuringia |
| Died | 9 January 1907 (aged 88) Gmunden, Austria |
| Burial | Gmunden, Austria |
Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg (Alexandrina Mary Wilhelmina Catherine Charlotte Theresa Henrietta Louise Pauline Elizabeth Frederica Georgina; German: Alexandrine Marie Wilhelmine Katharine Charlotte Theresia Henriette Luise Pauline Elisabeth Friederike Georgine; 14 April 1818 – 9 January 1907) was Queen of Hanover and the consort of George V, a grandson of George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte.
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[edit] Early life
Marie was born at Hildburghausen, as Princess Marie of Saxe-Hildburghausen, the eldest daughter of Joseph, the Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen and Duchess Amelia of Württemberg. In 1826 the family movied to Altenburg as a result of a transfer of territories among the various branches of the Ernestine Wettins, and Marie took the title Princess of Saxe-Altenburg in place of the previous
[edit] Marriage
Marie married, on 18 February 1843, at Hanover, George, The Crown Prince of Hanover. They had three children - Prince Ernest Augustus, Princess Frederica, and Princess Marie.
[edit] Queen of Hanover
The Crown Prince and Princess became King and Queen of Hanover upon the death of his father, Ernest Augustus I of Hanover, on 18 November 1851. Her husband was expelled from his kingdom in 1866 as a result of his support for Austria in the Austro-Prussian War, and on 20 September 1866, the Kingdom was annexed by Prussia. Nevertheless, George never abdicated; he, Marie and their children lived in exile at Gmunden, in Austria, until George's death in 1878.
[edit] Later life
Queen Marie died, some twenty-eight years after her husband, on 9 January 1907, at Gmunden, where she was later buried.
[edit] Titles, style, honours and arms
[edit] Titles and styles
- 14 April 1818–12 November 1826: Her Highness Princess Marie of Saxe-Hildburghausen
- 12 November 1826–18 February 1843: Her Highness Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
- 18 February 1843–18 November 1851: Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Hanover
- 18 November 1851–9 January 1907: Her Majesty The Queen of Hanover, Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale
[edit] Issue
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover | 21 September 1845 | 14 November 1923 | Ernest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick; born at Hanover, married Princess Thyra of Denmark; had issue |
| Princess Frederica of Hanover | 9 January 1848 | 16 October 1926 | born at Hanover, died at Biarritz; married Litubert, Baron von Pawel-Rammingen; had issue |
| Princess Marie of Hanover | 3 December 1849 | 4 June 1904 | Marie Ernestine Josephine Adolphine Henrietta Theresa Elizabeth Alexandrina; born at Hanover, died unmarried at Gmunden |
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| Preceded by Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
Queen Consort of Hanover 1881-1866 |
Succeeded by Kingdom abolished |
| Preceded by Herself as Queen consort |
— TITULAR — Queen Consort of Hanover 1866–1878 |
Succeeded by Thyra of Denmark |
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