Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, born on September first, eighteen seventy-eight, was the fourth child and third daughter of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. A granddaughter of both Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Tsar Alexander II of Russia, she was often overshadowed by her elder sisters, Marie and Victoria Melita, who were considered more attractive and outgoing.

In eighteen ninety-six, Alexandra married Ernst II, the future prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, with whom she had five children, including Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, and Marie Melita, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein. Upon her husband's accession as prince in nineteen thirteen, she became the princess consort, a role she embraced until her death in nineteen forty-two.

During her time in Germany, Alexandra contributed to the war effort as a nurse for the Red Cross during the First World War. However, following the November Revolution in nineteen eighteen, the power of German dynasties was diminished, and her title became largely nominal. Despite this, she became an early supporter of the Nazi Party, joining in nineteen thirty-seven and remaining a member until her passing.

Alexandra's personal papers, preserved in Neuenstein Castle, reflect her unique position as a figure linked by ancestry to both the British royal and Russian imperial houses, offering insight into her life and the historical context in which she lived.