THE GENEALOGY OF PRINCESS ALEXANDRA.

So much discussion has arisen as to the lineage of the Prin- cess Alexandra that we think it may be interesting to our readers to see the exact pedigree, which we accordingly give.

ALEXANDRA, born Dec. 1, 1841.

LOUISE, Cmusrtsw,

Princess of Hesse-Cassel, Prince of Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucks- born 1817. burg, born 1818, fourth son of Wil.mus, Duke of Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucks- burg (changed from Holsteiu-Sonder- burg-Beck, by patent of July, 1826), born 1785, died 1831, eldest son of

FREDERICK CHARLES,

Duke of Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, born 1757, died 1816 ; third son of

PETER AUGUSTUS FREDERICK,

Duke of Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, born 1696, died 1775; fifth son of

LUDWIG FREDERICK,

Duke of Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, born 1654, died 1728; second son of

AUGUSTUS PHILIP,

first Duke and founder of the line of Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, born 1612, died 1675; fourth son of

ALEXANDER,

Duke of Holstein-Sendai-burg, born 1573, died 1627; the third of eleven sons— and twenty-three children—of

JOHANN the YOUNGER,

first Duke of Holstein-Sonderburg, torn 1545, died 1622 ; youngest son of

CHRISTIAN III.,

Xing in Denmark and Duke of Schles- wig-Holstein, born 1504, died 1559; eldest son of

FREDERICK 1.,

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, 1481, and King in Denmark, 1523; born 1471, died 1533 ; second sou of

CHRISTIAN 1.,

Count of Oldenburg, born 1425; elected King in Denmark, 1448 ; elected King of Norway, 1450; elected King of Sweden, 1457; Duke of Schleswig- Holstein,1459, died 1481; eldest son of

THEODORE, surnamed FORTUNATUS,

Count of Oldenburg, born 1389, died 1444.