Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna of Russia / Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenberg

Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna of Russia (8 July 1830 Altenburg 6 July 1911 Saint Petersburg), born Princess Alexandra Friederike Henriette of Saxe-Altenburg was the fifth daughter of Joseph Georg Friedrich Ernst Karl, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Amelie Theresa Luise, Duchess of Württemberg.
She married Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia, second son of Nicholas I of Russia on 11 September 1848. It was said that Alexandra looked so much like her husband's sister, the Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolayevna, who died in childbirth, that her mother-in-law burst into tears at their first meeting.
Konstantin and Alexandra had 6 children.

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[aristolink]

Allow constructive thots? spell her birth name correctly, sachsen, and you might get more hits.

[lostsplendour]

@aristolink Thanks you for the suggestion.

[aristolink]

Thank you for creating this beautiful video. What made you think of it?

[lostsplendour]

@aristolink I read something about her daughter Olga and I was very impressed by her, so I made this video. 

[lostsplendour]

Her husband was the second son of Tsar Nicholas I and brother of Tsar Alexander II. But two of their children are quite known: Olga who became Queen of the Hellenes and Constantine known as "KR".

[aristolink]

Is this material subject to copyright?

[IamHelenKeller]

Thank you for the fascinating video!

[Hiikari]

Beautiful! *o*

I think Alexandra was a beautiful women. I love her photos and pictures .<3

[johneunson]

my history is not good. i can't figure out who this lady is, nor her husband. i must go and look this couple up. thank you for this facinating post. i think if i got my nicholas's sorted out i would be ok.