Louise of the Netherlands
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Princess Louise of the Netherlands (Wilhelmina Frederika Alexandrine Anna Louise) (August 5, 1828 – March 30, 1871), later Queen Lovisa of Sweden and Norway, was a member of the Dutch Royal Family, who became the Queen Consort of King Charles XV of Sweden (King Charles IV of Norway).
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[edit] Birth
Princess Louise was born on August 5, 1828 in The Hague. Her father was Prince Frederik of the Netherlands, the second child of King Willem I of the Netherlands and Wilhelmina of Prussia. Her mother was Princess Louise of the Netherlands (née Princess Luise of Prussia), the eighth child of King Friederich Wilhelm III of Prussia and Queen Luise of Prussia (née Duchess Luise of Mecklemburg-Strelitz).
[edit] Marriage
Princess Louise married on June 18, 1850 Crown Prince Karl of Sweden and Norway, the son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway and Queen Josefina of Sweden and Norway (née Princess Josephine of Leuchtenberg). Princess Wilhelmina Frederika Alexandrine Anna Louise then became Princess Vilhelmina Fredrika Alexandrine Anna Lovisa.
[edit] Children
Together, Princess Lovisa and Prince Karl had two children:
- Princess Lovisa of Sweden (October 31, 1851 – March 20, 1926), later Queen Louise of Denmark.
- Prince Karl of Sweden, Duke of Södermanland (December 14, 1852 – March 13, 1854), who died in infancy.
[edit] Coronation
She became Queen of Sweden at her father-in-law's death on July 8, 1859. Karl became the new king as Karl XV in Sweden and as Karl IV in Norway. Princess Lovisa then became Queen Lovisa.
[edit] Death
Queen Lovisa died on March 30, 1871 in Stockholm.
[edit] Styles
- Her Royal Highness Princess Louise of the Netherlands (1828–1850)
- Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Sweden and Norway (1850–1859)
- Her Majesty The Queen of Sweden and Norway (1859–1871)
[edit] References
- Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon (1906), Lovisa. [1]
- Nationalencyklopedin, Lovisa [2]
- Christer Engstrand and Ingmar Andersson. Historiska Personer: Lovisa av Nederländerna. Retrieved October 3, 2004.
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