As such, she was the last consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from their marriage on 7 June 1904 until the Grand Duke abdicated on 14 November 1918, following the German Revolution of 1918.

Alexandra was the daughter of Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, and Princess Thyra of Denmark.

[1] Alexandra and Frederick Francis had five children: In 1913, a fire broke out at Schwerin Castle while the Grand Duke and Duchess were dining there with guests.

Certain reports blamed the fire on a vengeful servant, although an official court announcement stated it was merely an electrical issue.

[3] After the Grand Duke's forced abdication in 1918, the family briefly went into exile in Denmark, the native country of Alexandra's mother, Princess Thyra.