Lovisa of Sweden
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Queen Louise of Denmark (October 31, 1851 — March 20, 1926) was a princess of Sweden and the Queen consort of Frederik VIII of Denmark.
Louise Josephine Eugenie of the House of Bernadotte was born Princess Lovisa of Sweden in Stockholm. She was the only daughter of King Charles XV (1826-1872) and Queen Lovisa of Sweden (1828-1871).
Louise married in Stockholm on July 28, 1869, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (1843-1912); she eventually became Queen of Denmark in 1906 as Frederik's consort. The couple had 8 children, four sons and four daughters:
- Crown Prince Christian of Denmark (1870-1947), later King Christian X of Denmark. Married Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1898 and had issue
- Prince Carl of Denmark (1872-1957), later King Haakon VII of Norway. Married Princess Maud of Wales in 1896 and had issue
- Princess Louise of Denmark (1875-1906). Married Prince Friedrich of Schaumburg-Lippe in 1896 and had issue
- Prince Harald of Denmark (1876-1949). Married Princess Helena of Glücksburg in 1909 and had issue
- Princess Ingeborg of Denmark (1878-1958) Married Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway in 1897 and had issue
- Princess Thyra of Denmark (1880-1945) No issue
- Prince Gustav of Denmark (1887-1944) No issue
- Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1890-1961) Married Jørgen Carstenskiold and had issue
As tradition precluded the succession of a woman to the thrones of Sweden and Norway, Louise could not inherit them. Her father Charles XV was succeeded by his brother Oscar II. By a twist of fate, Louise's son, Prince Charles, did in fact eventually became King of Norway; he was elected to succeed her uncle to the Norwegian throne as a result of Norway's independence from Sweden in 1905.
Queen Louise died in Amalienborg in 1926 and is interred next to her husband in Roskilde Cathedral near Copenhagen.
[edit] References
- Bomann-Larsen, Tor (2004): "Folket - Haakon & Maud II" (in Norwegian)
