Prince Louis Charles of Prussia
| Prince Louis Charles of Prussia | |
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 Portrait by Edward Francis Cunningham | |
| Born | 5 November 1773 Berlin, Prussia |
| Died | 28 December 1796 (aged 23) |
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Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt | |
| Prussian Royalty |
| House of Hohenzollern |
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| Frederick William II |
Prince Frederick Louis Charles of Prussia (
Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
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Biography
Marriage and issue
On 26 December 1793 in Berlin, Prussia, Prince Louis married Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, youngest daughter of Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and sister of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of his brother Frederick.
They had three children:
- Prince Frederick Wilhelm Ludwig of Prussia (30 October 1794 - 27 July 1863); married Princess Luise of Anhalt-Bernburg (1799–1882); father of Prince George and Prince Alexander of Prussia.
- Prince Charles of Prussia (26 September 1795 - 6 April 1798).
- Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau(1794–1871) and had issue.
Prince Louis Charles died aged 23 from diphtheria.
His widow went on to marry twice more, becoming Queen of Hanover by her last marriage.
Ancestry
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References
- ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768., pp. 17 (father's side), 69 (mother's side)
- Versuch eines Beitrags zur Charakteristik des Prinzen Friedrich Ludwig Karl von Preußen, Belitz & Braun, Berlín 1797. (Digitalized)
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