Louise of Sweden
Louise of Sweden (Swedish: Lovisa Josefina Eugenia; 31 October 1851 – 20 March 1926) was Queen of Denmark from 1906 until 1912 as the spouse of King Frederick VIII.
| Louise of Sweden | |||||
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| Queen consort of Denmark | |||||
| 29 January 1906 – 14 May 1912 | |||||
| Born | Princess Lovisa of Sweden and Norway 31 October 1851 Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
| Died | 20 March 1926 (aged 74) Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||
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| Spouse | Frederick VIII of Denmark (m. 1869; died 1912) | ||||
| Issue | Christian X of Denmark Haakon VII of Norway Princess Louise Prince Harald Princess Ingeborg, Duchess of Västergötland Princess Thyra Prince Gustav Princess Dagmar | ||||
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| House | Bernadotte | ||||
| Father | Charles XV of Sweden | ||||
| Mother | Louise of the Netherlands | ||||
| Religion | Lutheran | ||||
Louise was daughter of King Charles XV of Sweden and Norway and Louise of the Netherlands. In 1869, she married the future King Frederick VIII of Denmark. Louise became queen of Denmark in 1906. Louise was the mother of both King Christian X of Denmark and King Haakon VII of Norway.[1]
Louise Of Sweden Media
Princess Louise with her parents.
The Swedish royal family in 1857.
A young princess Louise, photographed in Sweden
Charles XV's studio. The king is seen sitting at his easel, behind him Queen Lovisa and at the window Princess Lovisa. Pierre Tetar van Elven (1862).
Portrait of Princess Louise by Amalia Lindegren.
Crown Prince Frederick and Princess Louise.
Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Louise.
Louise with her sister-in-law Princess Thyra of Denmark.
The Royal family on an excursion. From left Crown Prince Frederick, a coachman, Crown Princess Lovisa, a coachman, Duchess Thyra of Cumberland and Queen Louise. Painting by Otto Bache (1879).
Louise's and Frederik's grave at Roskilde.
References
- ↑ "Louise, 1724–51 Frederik V's Dronning". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
Other websites
- Aage Friis Oscar II:s förhållande till Danmark och Nordslesvig * Royal House of Sweden Archived 2015-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Royal House of Denmark
- Queen Lovisa at the website of the Royal Danish Collection at Amalienborg Palace
Louise of Sweden Born: 31 October 1851 Died: 20 March 1926
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| Vacant Title last held by Louise of Hesse-Kassel
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Queen consort of Denmark 1906–1912 |
Succeeded by Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |