Princess Louise of Denmark (1750–1831)
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| Princess Charles of Hesse-Kassel | |
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| Born | 20 January 1750 Christiansborg Castle, Copenhagen |
| Died | 12 January 1831 (aged 80) Gottorp Castle, Schleswig |
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| Spouse | |
Frederik V of Denmark | |
| Mother | Princess Louise of Great Britain |
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Princess Louise of Denmark and Norway (Danish: Louise af Danmark og Norge; 20 January 1750 – 12 January 1831) was born to Frederick V of Denmark and Louise of Great Britain.[1] Her eldest daughter, Marie of Hesse-Kassel, was the wife of Frederick VI of Denmark.
Early life
Princess Louise was born on 20 January 1750 at
Danish Monarchy in central Copenhagen.[1] She was a daughter to Frederick V, King of Denmark and Norway, and his first wife Louise of Great Britain.[1] At birth, Louise had two older sisters, Princess Sophia Magdalena and Princess Wilhelmina Caroline, and an older brother Crown Prince Christian. In 1751, one year after Louise's birth, her mother Queen Louise died during her sixth pregnancy, just aged 27 years.[2] The following year her father remarried to Duchess Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, who gave birth to Louise's half-brother, Prince Frederick in 1753.[3]
Princess Louise was considered the most beautiful and spirited of Frederick V's children, but also the most reserved.[4] She was Christian VII's favorite sister, and he was already from childhood strongly attached to his "Louison," as he called her.[4][5]
Marriage and issue
Miniature portrait of Princess Louise from 1772
.In 1756, Queen Louise's sister,
Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel.[6] The marriage took place with her brother King Christian VII's consent, despite advice given against it, due to many accusations of debauchery by Landgrave Charles and the poor influence he had on the King.[1] This, however, did not last, as Christian VII's warm feelings for him soon evaporated, and in the spring 1767, the couple left Copenhagen to live in Hanau.[7]
She had six children with Charles of Hesse-Kassel:
- Frederik VI of Denmark and Norway
- Wilhelm, Prince of Hesse (15 January 1769 – 14 July 1772)
- Prince Frederik of Hesse (24 May 1771 – 24 February 1845)
- Juliane, Princess of Hesse (19 January 1773 – 11 March 1860), Protestant Abbess of Itzehoe
- Prince Christian of Hesse (14 August 1776 – 14 November 1814)
- Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (28 September 1789 – 13 March 1867), married on 28 January 1810 to Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Later life
She would have her first child in Hanau,
Schleswig Holstein. In 1770, King Christian VII gave his sister a parish and land in Güby, Schleswig-Holstein, which was named Louisenlund in her honour. In the summer of 1770, Louise and Charles hosted the king and queen during their tour of the Duchies on their way to the German border.[8] During their stay, rumors circulated about the affair between the queen and Struensee because of their manner, and it was observed that the queen was anxious not to be near Struensee in the presence of Louise.[8] When the royal couple left, Louise was reportedly disappointed that she was not asked to accompany them on their journey.[8]
She would have her third child Prince Frederik of Hesse on 24 May 1771.[1]
After the removal and execution of
Trondhjem, one aristocrat, Nordahl Brun, welcomed them as the "heavenly couple", and greeted Louise with a poem.[9] In the Landgrave's own words, he became so popular that the Norwegians would gladly have him as King. This was clearly an illusion, and the people of Christiania soon found the cost of constantly entertaining the couple, a huge burden on town expenses.[7] Expensive demands, such as new golden chairs to sit in during church service, and a triumphal arch for the official entry of Louise in to Christiania where examples of the standard the royal couple demanded for their standard during their stay and created antipathy among the population.[9] On 4 September, Louise and Charles hosted a ball and a court reception in honor of the birthday of queen Juliana Maria and departed on 8 September 1773.[9]
With her husband's larger income, he had Hermann von Motz build
Queen Marie Sophie of Denmark
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Princess Louise would have two more children, Prince Christian of Hesse, born 14 August 1776 and Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel, born 28 September 1789. Her husband continued as commander-in-chief of the Norwegian army until 1814 and governor of Schleswig Holstein all her life. She died at Gottorp Castle on 12 January 1831 and was buried in Schleswig Cathedral.[1]
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Princess Louise of Denmark (1750–1831)[10] |
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References
- ^ a b c d e f Hiort-Lorenzen 1896, p. 402.
- ^ "Louise af Storbritannien". gravsted.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Holm, Edvard (1894). "Juliane Marie". Dansk biografisk Lexikon, tillige omfattende Norge for tidsrummet 1537-1814 (in Danish). 8 (1st ed.). Copenhagen: Gyldendals Forlag: 612.
- ^ a b Jørgensen 1938, p. 495.
- ^ Bech 1981.
- ^ Jørgensen 1938, p. 494.
- ^ a b c Holm, E. "Carl, Landgreve af Hessen-Kassel, 1744—1836, Generalfeltmarskal" (in Danish). Copenhagen: bjoerna.dk. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
- ^ a b c August Fjelstrup: Damerne ved Karoline Mathildes Hof, 1909.
- ^ a b c d Det gamle Christiania, 1624-1814
- ^ 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. p. 6.
Bibliography
- Bech, Claus (1981). "Louise (landgrevinde)". In Cedergreen Bech, Svend (ed.). ISBN 8700055514.
- Fjelstrup, August (1909). Damerne ved Karoline Mathildes Hof [The ladies at the court of Caroline Matilda]. Copenhagen.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Hiort-Lorenzen, Hans Rudolf (1896). "Louise, Landgrevinde af Hessen". In Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.). Dansk biografisk Lexikon, tillige omfattende Norge for tidsrummet 1537-1814 (in Danish). Vol. X (1st ed.). Copenhagen: Gyldendals forlag. p. 402.
- Holm, E. "Carl, Landgreve af Hessen-Kassel, 1744—1836, Generalfeltmarskal" (in Danish). Copenhagen: bjoerna.dk. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
- Jørgensen, Harald (1938). "Louise, Landgrevinde af Hessen" (PDF). In Engelstoft, Povl; Dahl, Svend (eds.). København: J.H. Schultz Forlag. pp. 494–495.
External links
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