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Großherzogin Alexandrine von Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Grand Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Alexandrine, Prinzessin von Preußen
Berlin 1803 - Schwerin 1892
wife of Paul Frederick Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(Wikipedia)

Hugo Berwald-Schwerin
1907

Schwerin / Großherzogin Alexandrine von Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Description

Marble statue of Grand Duchess Alexandrine. On the based are four portrait medaillons, showing her father, mother, brother and sister.

Schwerin - Großherzogin Alexandrine von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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Father: König Friedrich Wilhelm III. von Preußen / Frederick William III of Prussia (Potsdam 1770 - Berlin 1840), king of Prussia, 1797-1840 (Wikipedia).
Mother: Luise Prinzessin zu Mecklenburg (Hannover 1776 - Schloss Hohenzieritz 1810), Queen consort of Prussia as the wife of King Frederick William III (Wikipedia).
Brother: Kaiser Wilhelm I (Berlin 1797 - Berlin 1888), King of Prussia, 1861 - 1888, and the first German Emperor, 1871 - 1888 (Wikipedia).
Sister: Prinzessin Charlotte von Preußen (Schloss Charlottenburg 1798 - Zarskoje Selo 1860), after her marriage with Tsar Nicholas II known as Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (Wikipedia).

Inscription(s)

ALEXANDRINE

errichtet mdccccvii

Signature

hugo berwald fec. 1907

Information Sign

GROSSHERZOGIN
ALEXANDRINE

(1803 - 1892)
Marmorstatue von Hugo Berwald
aus dem Jahre 1907.
Restaurierung: 1995.

GRAND DUCHESS
ALEXANDRINE

(1803 - 1892)
The marble statue by Hugo Berwald
dates from 1907.
Restoration: 1995.

Schwerin - Großherzogin Alexandrine von Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Sculptor

Hugo Berwald, ps. Hugo Berwald-Schwerin (Schwerin 1863 - Schwerin 1937), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Denkmäler, Brunnen und Skulpturen in Schwerin.

Locatie (N 53°37'9" - E 11°25'6") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: demv209; Photograph: 5 August 2016
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