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 alexandrine - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
Alexandrines are common in the German literature of the Baroque period and in French poetry of the early modern and modern periods and much less common in English poetry, which is fond of an iambic pentameter or 5-foot verse.
In syllabic verse, such as that used in French literature, an alexandrine is a line of twelve syllables, often with a caesura between the sixth and seventh syllables.
Undoubtedly the most famous Alexandrine in the English language is a rhyming couplet of Alexander Pope's, in which the first line is in iambic pentameter and the second line is an alexandrine:
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 Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
She died in Copenhagen as Dowager Queen of Denmark in 1952 and is interred next to her husband in Roskilde Cathedral.
The only brother of Queen Alexandrine was Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (born April 9, 1882, in Palermo, Italy; married Princess Alexandra of Hanover, in Gmuenden, Austria, on June 7, 1904; died November 17, 1945, in Flensburg, Germany).
The only sister of Queen Alexandrine was the Duchess Cecile Auguste Marie (born September 20, 1886, in Schwerin; married (last)Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany, in Berlin, on June 6, 1905; died May 6, 1954, in Kissingen, Germany).
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 Encyclopedia: Christian X of Denmark
Christian X of Denmark (Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm) (September 26, 1870 – April 20, 1947) was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and of Iceland between 1918 and 1944.
Thyra of Denmark (September 29, 1853 - February 26, 1933) was the youngest daughter of Christian IX of Denmark and Luise of Hesse-Kassel.
Christian married Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1898 and she eventually became his Queen Consort They had two children: Queen Alexandrine of Denmark (December 24, 1879- December 28, 1952) was the consort of King Christian X of Denmark She was born a Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, in the city of Schwerin.
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 Alexandrine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexandrines are sometimes introduced into predominantly pentameter verse for the sake of variety.
The Spenserian stanza, for instance, is eight lines of pentameter followed by an Alexandrine.
In the Restoration and eighteenth century, poetry written in couplets is sometimes varied by the introduction of a triplet in which the third line is an Alexandrine, as in this example from Dryden, which introduces a triplet after two couplets:
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 Margrethe II of Denmark
Margrethe II of Denmark (Margrethe Alexandrine Thorhildur Ingrid) (born April 16, 1940) is the current Queen of Denmark.
Two children were born of this union, Frederik[?] André Henrik Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark, on May 26, 1968, and Joachim[?] Holger Valdemar Christian, on June 7, 1969.
She ascended the throne on January 14, 1972, on the death of her father, Frederick IX (Frederik IX).
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 Margaret II of Denmark. Who is Margaret II of Denmark? What is Margaret II of Denmark? Where is Margaret II of Denmark? ...
Margrethe II of Denmark, Margrethe Alexandrine Þorhildur Ingrid (born April 16, 1940in Amalienborg) is the current Queen of Denmark.
She was born 6 days after the German occupation of Denmark during World War II to the later King Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid, born a Princess of Sweden.
On June 10, 1967 she married a French diplomat, Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat, who was created Prince Henrik of Denmark.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 10126
Alexandrine Auguste Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin was the daughter of Friedrich Franz III Großherzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Anastasiya Mikhailovna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia.
Theodora von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Prince of Greece and Denmark is the daughter of Konstantinos II von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of the Hellenes and Anne Marie Dagmar Ingrid von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark.
Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark is the daughter of Frederik IX, King of Denmark and Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louise Margareta Bernadotte, Princess of Sweden.
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 Ancestors of Queen Margrethe II to Denmark
Born on 11 Mar 1899 in Sorgenfri, Denmark.
Alexandrine died in Copenhagen, Denmark on 28 Dec 1952; she was 73.
Born on 3 Jun 1843 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
www.knotsystem.dk /tKSdata/Denmark/AT01/AT01_001.htm   (697 words)

  
 Alexandrine of Denmark Definition / Alexandrine of Denmark Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Alexandrine (December 24, 1879 Events January January 2 - Fred Spofforth claims the first Hat-trick in test cricket.
Denmark borders the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, and consists of a peninsula attached to Northern Germany named Jutland (Jylland in Danish) and many smaller islands.
Denmark is north of Germany and Poland, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway.
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 Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg854 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Christian VIII King of Denmark [Parents] was born 18 Sep 1786 in Christainsborg Nr: Copenhagen, Denmark.
Frederick V11 King of Denmark was born 6 Oct 1808 and died 15 Nov 1863.
Frederick V11 King of Denmark [Parents] was born 6 Oct 1808 in Amalienborg.
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 23RD GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
She was married to King Frederick IX of DENMARK (son of King Christian X of DENMARK and Alexandrine Augustine MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN Duchess) about 1928.
King Frederick IX of DENMARK was born in 1899 in Denmark - son of Christian X.
Princess Benedikte of DENMARK was born in 1944 in Denmark - dtr of Frederick IX.
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 king christian x information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Pictured are King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine and their two sons, Frederick and Knud...
The eldest son of the future King Christian X and Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Frederick became crown...
King of Denmark - 1912 - 1947 and of Iceland - 1918 - 1944.
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 woodgate - pafg91 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Christian X King of Denmark [Parents] was born on 26 Sep 1870 in Charlottenlund,Nr: Copenhagen,Denmark.
Alexandrine of Mecklenburg- Schwerin [Parents] was born on 24 Dec 1879 in Schwerin.
She married Christian X King of Denmark in 1898.
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 Alexandrine articles and news from Start Learning Now   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
An alexandrine is a line of Meter (poetry)poetic meter.
Alexandrines are common in the German literature of the German literature of the Baroque periodBaroque period and in List of French language poetsFrench poetry of the early modern and modern periods and much less common in English poetry, which is fond of an iambic pentameter or 5-foot verse.
Undoubtedly the most famous Alexandrine in the English language is a rhyming couplet of Alexander Pope's, in which the first line is in iambic pentameter and the second line is an alexandrine: :A needless alexandrine ends the song :that like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along.
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 wiki/Alexandrine of Denmark Definition / wiki/Alexandrine of Denmark Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Princess Alexandrine married Crown Prince Christian of Denmark on April 26 April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years).
The only brother of Queen Alexandrine was Grand Duke Franz IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (born April 9, 1882 Events February 2 - The Knights of Columbus are formed in New Haven, Connecticut February 7 - In Mississippi City the last heavyweight boxing championship bareknuckle fight takes place.
The only sister of Queen Alexandrine was the Duchess Cecile Auguste Marie (born September 20September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years).
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 10334
Panayiotis von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Prince of Greece and Denmark was the son of Georgios von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Prince of Greece and Denmark and Marie Bonaparte Princess Bonaparte.
Louise Caroline Josephine Sophie Thyra Olga von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark was the daughter of Frederik VIII von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of Denmark and Louise Josephine Eugènie Bernadotte, Princess of Sweden.
Feodora von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark was the daughter of Harald Christian Frederik von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Prince of Denmark and Helene Adelheid Prinzessin von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
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 Encyclopedia: Sonnet
In the Romance languages, hendecasyllable and Alexandrines are the most widely used metres.
Alternate meaning: Alexandrine of Denmark An alexandrine is a metrical verse of iambic hexameter - a line of six feet or measures (iambs), each of which has two syllables with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, or a short syllable followed by a long syllable, as in the word...
This is a rough equivalent to the hendecasyllable or Alexandrines usually used for Petrarchan sonnets in romance languages such as Italian, French and Spanish.
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 Alexandrine -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
An alexandrine is a line of (Click link for more info and facts about poetic meter) poetic meter.
In the poetry of (English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599)) Edmund Spenser's (Click link for more info and facts about The Faerie Queene) The Faerie Queene 8 lines of pentameter are followed by an alexandrine, the 6-foot line slowing the regular rhythm of the 5-foot lines.
Undoubtedly the most famous Alexandrine in the English language is a rhyming (A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed) couplet of (English poet and satirist (1688-1744)) Alexander Pope's, in which the first line is in iambic pentameter and the second line is an alexandrine:
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 queen of denmark and other denmark related information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Denmark - Queen and Country By Victor Andersen On April 16th 2000, it is the 60th birthday of Denmark's Queen Margrethe II, a monarch who scores top marks in domestic opinion polls when it comes to...
About Queen Margrethe II: A Queen and Her Country [pdf] Margrethe II - Queen of Denmark Social and Health Policy The Danish welfare state is currently undergoing change...
Daughter of Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid (Born Princess of Sweden) Married on June the...
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 Denmark *, Europe *, Coins: * World, Coins * - 1nternet auctions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Denmark 1990 5 krone and 1989 10 krone Circulated coins
DENMARK Silver 16 Skilling 1857 3 Skilling 1842, Lot
Denmark 1 Skilling Rigsmont 1856 F KM 763
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 Margrethe II of Denmark : Margaret II of Denmark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Margrethe II of Denmark : Margaret II of Denmark
terms defined : Margrethe II of Denmark : Margaret II of Denmark
She ascended the throne on January 14, 1972, on the death of her father, IX of Denmark">Frederick IX (Frederik IX).
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 Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Alexandrine (December 24, 1879 in Schwerin - December 28, 1952 in Copenhagen) was queen of Denmark and wife of King Christian X.
This page was last modified 13:55, 21 Nov 2004.
The article about Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin contains information related to Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
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 Royalty Danjel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
HM Queen Ingrid of Denmark, born princess of Sweden.
HM Queen Ingrid of Denmark, born princess of Sweden with the tiara in its original, more simple form.
HM Queen Alexandrine of Denmark, born Duchess von Mecklenburg-Schwerin with the tiara in its original form.
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 National Portrait Gallery A-Z of Portrait Sitters (A)
Queen Alexandrine of Denmark (née Crown Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) (1879-1952), Queen of King Christian X of Denmark.
Anne of Denmark (1574-1619), Queen of James I. 23 portraits.
Anne-Marie of the Hellenes (née Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark) (1946-), Wife of Constantine II of the Hellenes; daughter of King Frederick IX of Denmark.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Versions of the Bible
The Septuagint, or Alexandrine, Version, the first and foremost translation of the Hebrew Bible, was made in the third and second centuries B.C. An account of its origin, recensions, and its historical importance has been given above (see SEPTUAGINT VERSION).
The Calvinists of Holland completed in 1637 a so-called state Bible, a version said to be from original sources, but greatly influenced by the English Authorized Version, reproducing in a great measure its remarkable felicity of style.
In the fourteenth century, versions of the Sunday Epistles and Gospels were made for popular use in Denmark.
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 Henri De Laborde Count Of Monpezat / Mergrethe Alexandrine Torhildur Queen Of Denmark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
She became next in line for the throne in 1953, when changes in the Danish Constitution enabled women to rule for the first time.
In preparation for her reign, Margrethe attended universities in Denmark, England, and France.
She presided over the Danish Cabinet at formal functions when her father was ill. During the 1960 s, Margrethe traveled to Africa, the Far East, and the Middle East in connection with her interest in archaeology.
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 Encyclopedia: Alexandrine of Denmark
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Princess Ingrid and her spouse Prince Frederik of Denmark (1899-1972)
Photo of Ingrid taken on her first birthday in Denmark
Princess Ingrid, her husband Frederik and father King Christian X of Denmark
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 23RD GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
King Christian X of DENMARK was born in 1870 in Copenhagen, Denmark son of Frederick III.
He died in 1947 in Denmark - King from 1912.
He was married to Alexandrine Augustine MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN Duchess (daughter of Frederick Francis III of MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN Duke) in 1898.
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