Alexandra Manley

Birth Name: Alexandra Christina Manley (文雅麗)

Place of Birth: Hong Kong

Date of Birth: 30 June, 1964

Ethnicity:
*father – English, Chinese
*mother – Austrian, Czech

Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, is the former wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark, a member of the Danish Royal Family, a son of Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II. The couple has two children. While married, she was styled Princess Alexandra of Denmark.

Alexandra is the daughter of Christa Maria (Nowotny), who managed a communications company, and Richard Nigel Manley, an insurance company executive. Her father was born in Shanghai, China, and was of English and Chinese ancestry. Her mother was born in Austria.

Alexandra’s paternal grandfather was William Thomas Manley (the son of John Thomas Manley and Mary Ho Li). William was born in Shanghai. John was born in Lambeth, Surrey, England. Mary was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, the daughter of Awa Li.

Alexandra’s paternal grandmother was Frances Blanche Madar (the daughter of Omar Abdool Madar and Sarah Shirazee). Frances was born in Shanghai. The Madar family was Muslim.

Source: Genealogy of Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com