Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark
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Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark (30 October 1789 – 28 March 1864) was a princess of Denmark
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She was born in Christiansborg Palace
to Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway and Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1758–1794), Princess and Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
she married Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. They were parents to:
She was described as practical and economic, with some interest for art and poetry, and held a strict economic control over her court. On 18 July 1851, she and her son renounced their claim to the Danish throne to her daughter, who in turn renounced it to her spouse.
Louise Charlotte is the matrilineal great-grandmother of Nicholas II of Russia
, William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and
George V
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She died in Christiansborg Palace
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Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
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She was born in Christiansborg Palace
Christiansborg Palace
Christiansborg Palace, , on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, is the seat of the Folketing , the Danish Prime Minister's Office and the Danish Supreme Court...
to Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway and Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a Princess and Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and by marriage Princess of Denmark.-Family, early life:...
(1758–1794), Princess and Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Marriage
On 10 November 1810 in Amalienborg PalaceAmalienborg Palace
Amalienborg Palace is the winter home of the Danish royal family, and is located in Copenhagen, Denmark. It consists of four identical classicizing palace façades with rococo interiors around an octagonal courtyard ; in the centre of the square is a monumental equestrian statue of Amalienborg's...
she married Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. They were parents to:
- Karoline Friederike Marie of Hesse-Kassel (15 August 1811 – 10 May 1829).
- Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-KasselLandgravine Marie Louise Charlotte of Hesse-KasselMarie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, was a member of the House of Hesse-Kassel and a Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel by birth...
(9 May 1814 – 28 July 1895). Married Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-DessauPrince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-DessauFrederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau , was a German prince of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Dessau branch.-Birth and family:...
. - Louise of Hesse-KasselLouise of Hesse-KasselLouise of Hesse was a German Princess and the queen consort to King Christian IX of Denmark.-Early Life and Ancestry:...
(7 September 1817- 29 September 1898). Married Christian IX of DenmarkChristian IX of DenmarkChristian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...
. - Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Adolf, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (26 November 1820 – 14 October 1864). Married, first, Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of RussiaGrand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of RussiaGrand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia, and his wife, Princess Charlotte of Prussia.-Biography:...
, a daughter of Nicholas I of RussiaNicholas I of RussiaNicholas I , was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary of the Russian monarchs. On the eve of his death, the Russian Empire reached its historical zenith spanning over 20 million square kilometers...
and Charlotte of PrussiaAlexandra Fyodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia)Alexandra Feodorovna, born Princess Charlotte of Prussia , was Empress consort of Russia. She was the wife of Tsar Nicholas I, and mother of Tsar Alexander II.-Princess of Prussia:...
. She died soon after their marriage. He married, second, Princess Anna of PrussiaPrincess Anna of PrussiaMaria Anna Friederike was a Princess of Prussia. She was usually called Anna.-Suitors:...
. - Auguste Sophie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel (30 October 1823 – 17 July 1899. Married Baron Charles Frederick von Blixen-Finecke.
- Sophie Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel (18 January – 20 December 1827).
She was described as practical and economic, with some interest for art and poetry, and held a strict economic control over her court. On 18 July 1851, she and her son renounced their claim to the Danish throne to her daughter, who in turn renounced it to her spouse.
Louise Charlotte is the matrilineal great-grandmother of Nicholas II of Russia
Nicholas II of Russia
Nicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia, Grand Prince of Finland, and titular King of Poland. His official short title was Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias and he is known as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer by the Russian Orthodox Church.Nicholas II ruled from 1894 until...
, William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and
George V
George V of the United Kingdom
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
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She died in Christiansborg Palace
Christiansborg Palace
Christiansborg Palace, , on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, is the seat of the Folketing , the Danish Prime Minister's Office and the Danish Supreme Court...
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