Duchess Thyra of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (18 June 1919 – 27 September 1981).
Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1922 – 1979). Married Prince Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, son of Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Countess Ortrud of Ysenburg and Büdingen. The couple had issue.
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
In 1913, a fire broke out at Schwerin Castle while the Grand Duke and Duchess were dining there with guests.[3] Everyone was able to make it out safely, although the grand ducal couple had to apparently rush through flying sparks when making their escape. There were a reported $750,000 in damages, in which countless works of art, as well as important rooms were utterly destroyed. 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. After his death in 1945, the widowed Alexandra retired to the Glucksburg family estates in Schleswig-Holstein.
The generations indicate descent from George I, who formalised the use of the titles prince and princess for members of the British royal family. Where a princess may have been or is descended from George I more than once, her most senior descent, by which she bore or bears her title, is used.
