Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (6 January 1858, Schloss Luisenlund, Kiel

Kiel

Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...

, Duchy of Schleswig – 2 July 1936, Marburg an der Lahn

Marburg

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, Hesse

Hesse

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, Germany

Germany

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) was the princess consort of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

George Victor was the 3rd sovereign Prince of the German state of Waldeck and Pyrmont.He was born in Arolsen the son of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym...

. Louise was the third child and second eldest daughter of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was the third Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg...

 and Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe

Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe

Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe was a member of the House of Schaumburg-Lippe and a Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe by birth...

 and a niece of Christian IX of Denmark

Christian IX of Denmark

Christian 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...

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Marriage and issue

Louise married George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

George Victor was the 3rd sovereign Prince of the German state of Waldeck and Pyrmont.He was born in Arolsen the son of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym...

, son of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont was Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1813 to 1845.He was the son of George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Countess Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.-Marriage and children:...

 and his wife Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym was a German princess. She was the Grandmother of the Dutch Queen Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, who was named after her.- Life :...

, on 29 April 1891 at Schloss Luisenlund. Louise and George Victor had one son:

• HSH Prince Wolrad of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  Prince Wolrad of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  Prince Wolrad of Waldeck and Pyrmont was the youngest child of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont by his second wife Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.-Early life and family:...
  
   (26 June 1892 – 17 October 1914)
  • Wolrad was killed in action shortly after the outbreak of the First World War.

Upon her marriage to George Victor, Louise became the stepmother of seven children from her husband's first marriage to Princess Helena of Nassau

Princess Helena of Nassau

Princess Helena of Nassau was daughter of William, Duke of Nassau , and consort of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.-Early life:...

. Louise's stepchildren included Emma, Queen of the Netherlands

Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont was Queen consort of William III, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg...

 (only seven months her junior) and Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany. She was 41 years younger than her step-son-in-law

Son-in-Law

Son-in-Law was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and an influential sire, especially for sport horses.The National Horseracing Museum says that Son-in-Law is "probably the best and most distinguished stayer this country has ever known." Described as "one of the principal influences for stamina in...

 William III of the Netherlands

William III of the Netherlands

William III was from 1849 King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg until his death and the Duke of Limburg until the abolition of the Duchy in 1866.-Early life:William was born in Brussels as son of William II of the Netherlands and...

. Louise died one and one half months before the birth of her step-great-granddaughter Beatrix of the Netherlands

Beatrix of the Netherlands

Beatrix is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands comprising the Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Aruba. She is the first daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She studied law at Leiden University...

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Titles and styles

• 6 January 1858 – 19 December 1863: Her Serene Highness Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
• 19 December 1863 – 29 April 1891: Her Highness Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
• 29 April 1891 – 12 May 1893: Her Highness The Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
• 12 May 1893 – 2 July 1936: Her Highness The Dowager Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Ancestry