Princess Louise Caroline
Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck later Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Tenure25 March 1816 – 17 February 1831
Born(1789-09-28)28 September 1789
Gottorp, Schleswig, Schleswig
Died13 March 1867(1867-03-13) (aged 77)
Ballenstedt, Saxony
SpouseFriedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Issue
Names
Louise Caroline
HouseHesse-Kassel
FatherPrince Charles of Hesse-Kassel
MotherPrincess Louise of Denmark

Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (German: Luise Karoline von Hessen-Kassel; 28 September 1789 – 13 March 1867) was the consort of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and the matriarch of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg,[1] which would eventually become the ruling house of the kingdoms of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and the United Kingdom.

Rare photo of Louise Caroline.

Early life

Louise Caroline was born at Gottorp, Schleswig, in the Duchy of Schleswig, to Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel (19 December 1744 – 17 August 1836) and his wife Princess Louise of Denmark (30 January 1750 – 12 January 1831).[1] Her elder sister Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel (28 October 1767 – 21 March 1852) became Queen consort of Frederick VI of Denmark.

Marriage and issue

Friedrich Wilhelm and his relative Louise Caroline married in 1810.[citation needed] The couple had ten children:[1]

Louise Caroline's son, Prince Christian, was named third-in-line to the throne of Christian VIII of Denmark in 1847. He succeeded his childless maternal second cousin, Frederick VII of Denmark, on 15 November 1863, the Hereditary Prince Ferdinand having deceased somewhat earlier.

Her grandchildren included (among others) King Frederik VIII of Denmark, Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, Empress Marie Feodorovna of All the Russias, King George I of the Hellenes and Crown Princess Thyra of Hanover.

At the time of her death, she was the last surviving grandchild of Frederick V of Denmark.

Ancestry

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c "Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Cassel". geni_family_tree. 28 September 1789. Retrieved 2017-10-09.

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Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel House of Hesse-KasselCadet branch of the House of HesseBorn: 28 September 1789 Died: 13 March 1867 German nobility Preceded byFriederike of Schlieben Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 25 March 1816–6 July 1825 Succeeded byTitle changed Preceded byTitle changed Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 6 July 1825–17 February 1831 Succeeded byVilhelmine Marie of Denmark


Princesses and Landgravines of Hesse by birth
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