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3 giorni fa · The Order of the Elephant (Danish: Elefantordenen) is a Danish order of chivalry and is Denmark's highest-ranked honour. It has origins in the 15th century, but has officially existed since 1693, and since the establishment of constitutional monarchy in 1849, is now almost exclusively used to honour royalty and heads of state.
3 giorni fa · In 1861, Princess Alexandra met the future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom at the Speyer Cathedral in Germany. Edward was the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Edward later proposed to Alexandra in 1862, and they married in 1863 at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
24 mag 2024 · In 1860 the Crown Princess of Prussia wrote to her mother, Queen Victoria, about her concerns over her brother’s proposed match with Princess Alexandra of Denmark. Stating that “an alliance with Denmark would be a misfortune for us here”, the Crown Princess was uneasy about a partnership between Britain and Denmark upon the ...
13 mag 2024 · There were also tiaras from another branch of the Danish royal family on display at the gala. Here, sitting behind Mary’s father, Countess Anne Dorte of Rosenborg wears Queen Alexandrine’s Russian Sapphire Tiara.
3 giorni fa · Co-King of Denmark r. 947–962: Toke c. 948/950 –986 King of Scania King of Denmark r. 971–986, r. 985–986: Styrbjörn the Strong d. 986: Tyra of Denmark d. 1000: Olaf Tryggvason 960s–1000 King of Norway: Sigrid the Haughty 960/972–1014: Sweyn Forkbeard 963–1014 King of Denmark r. 986–1014: Gunhild of Wenden: Haakon b. 961 ...
24 mag 2024 · “An alliance with Denmark would be a misfortune for us here”: Alexandra of Denmark, Princess of Wales, and Notions of European Monarchy
18 mag 2024 · Captured by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, the painting shows Alexandra of Denmark in a billowing white gown with crystal blue adornments. Wearing a floral headdress, the royal is standing, but...
