“An alliance with Denmark would be a misfortune for us here”: Alexandra of Denmark, Princess of Wales, and Notions of European Monarchy
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24 mai 2024
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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 marriage of the Prince of Wales to the Danish princess.[i] As tensions between Prussia and Denmark were rising, attempts to align Britain and Prussia’s political preferen...