Louise, Princess Royal
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Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife | |||||
Born | Princess Louise of Wales 20 February 1867 Marlborough House, London, England | ||||
Died | 4 January 1931 Portman Square, London, England | (aged 63)||||
Burial | 10 January 1931 | ||||
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House | Windsor (from 1917) Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (until 1917) | ||||
Father | Edward VII | ||||
Mother | Alexandra of Denmark | ||||
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Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife
Early life
Louise was born on 20 February 1867 at
Louise and her sisters, Victoria and Maud, were bridesmaids at the wedding of their paternal aunt Princess Beatrice to Prince Henry of Battenberg in 1885.[7]
Marriage and children
Despite her mother's attempts to keep her daughters unmarried and by her side, on Saturday 27 July 1889, Louise married
The Duke and Duchess of Fife had three children:[6]
- Alastair Duff, Marquess of Macduff (stillborn 16 June 1890)
- first cousin once removed Prince Arthur of Connaught(13 January 1883 – 12 September 1938), and had issue.
- Princess Maud (3 April 1893 – 14 December 1945); married Charles Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk, and had issue.
The couple made their home at Mar Lodge, a sporting lodge built for them by Alexander Marshall Mackenzie.[10]
Princess Royal
On 9 November 1905, Edward VII created Louise the Princess Royal, the highest honour bestowed on a female member of the royal family.[5][11] At the same time, the King declared that the two daughters of the Princess Royal would be styled as princesses, with the style and attribute of "Highness" and with precedence immediately after all members of the royal family bearing the style of "Royal Highness".[12]
In December 1911, while sailing aboard
Later life and death
After the death of her husband, Louise led a reclusive life. Sometimes she accompanied her mother and her sister Victoria to public events. In the years leading up to her death Louise suffered from heart disease.
Honours and arms
- 1885: Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
- 6 August 1887: Imperial Order of the Crown of India[16]
- 1929: Dame Grand Cross of the Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem(GCStJ)
- 1888–1929: Lady of the Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem (LJStJ)
Honorary military appointments
- 1911: Lady Sponsor of HMS Princess Royal[17]
- 1914: Colonel-in-chief of the 7th Dragoon Guards[18]
- 1922: Colonel-in-chief of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards[18]
Arms
Upon her marriage, Louise was granted a coat of arms, being the
Princess Louise's coat of arms until 1917
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Fife Arms Hotel, Braemar: Arms of the Duke and Duchess of Fife
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Ancestors
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Notes
- Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
References
- ^ "Louise, Princess Royal". The British Museum. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Royal Titles: Style and Title of the Princess Royal". The British Monarchy. n.d. Archived from the original on 27 July 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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- ^ Eilers 1987, p. 176.
- ^ a b c Weir 2008, p. 320.
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/34602. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg with their bridesmaids and others on their wedding day". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ a b "The Marriage of Princess Louise of Wales with the Duke of Fife at Buckingham Palace, 27th July 1889". Royal Collection Trust. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "No. 25958". The London Gazette. 27 July 1889. p. 4077.
- ^ "Princess Louise's Highland seat(s)". National Trust for Scotland. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Princess Louise Dies in Her Sleep". The New York Times. 5 January 1931. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "No. 27852". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 November 1905. p. 7495.
- ^ Hugh Dawson, A Guide to the Chapel of Saint Ninian, Mar Lodge, Braemar. The Scottish Episcopal Church, Braemar 2015
- ^ "ASSUAN, Upper Egypt, Jan. 29" (PDF). The New York Times. 30 January 1912. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ Evans, Rob; Pegg, David (18 July 2022). "£187m of Windsor family wealth hidden in secret royal wills". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "No. 25732". The London Gazette. 23 August 1887. p. 4580.
- ISBN 978-0-88254-979-8.
- ^ a b Michaels, Beth (15 August 2014). "The 10 Princesses Royal". History and Headlines. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Heraldica – British Royal Cadency
Bibliography
- Eilers, A. Marlene (1987). Queen Victoria's Descendants. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co. p. 176. ISBN 9163059649.
- Weir, Alison (2008). Britain's Royal Families, The Complete Genealogy. London: Random House. p. 320. ISBN 9780099539735.